The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help ...

Most bacterial and viral infections are contagious and spread fast, especially during the rainy season—most people are unaware that different types of pathogens—bacteria and viruses—cause symptoms of ...

The diagnosis of CVS should be established by the appearance of maternal varicella, the presence of typical clinical symptoms as well as the laboratory evidence of in utero varicella-zoster virus ...

Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...

The study also indicates fetal brain ... July 25, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may ...

There are 8 herpesvirus types currently known to infect humans, including Herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and human ...

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a rare but devastating and rapidly progressive viral retinitis. The most common aetiological agents are reported to be herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster ...

Article New knowledge regarding the infectiousness and less frequent clinical manifestations of the varicella zoster virus should have consequences for infection prevention and control, clinical ...

Over 95% of people have been infected by varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox. After infection, the virus lies dormant in nerve cells, reactivating periodically in predisposed ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.