Vaccine-associated varicella zoster virus infection is rare in adults who are otherwise healthy. Vaccine-associated (V-A) varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are rare in adults, although it should ...

Varicella–zoster virus is the cause of both varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). A live attenuated varicella vaccine was developed in Japan in 1974, and in 1995 it was approved for use ...

The varicella zoster virus (VZV), an infectious virus from the herpes virus family, is primarily known to cause varicella in children and shingles in adults. But lately, this virus has also been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Protecting immunocompromised individuals from infections like herpes zoster is an ongoing challenge for every ...

Patients with IBD aged 50 years and older may have a reduced risk for herpes zoster if inoculated with recombinant zoster vaccine. Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) decreases long-term risk for herpes ...

Varicella infection during pregnancy has become increasingly uncommon in the postvaccination era; however, when it occurs, it presents distinct maternal and neonatal challenges that vary according to ...

NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently diagnosed with shingles. The news drew attention to an illness that many people rarely talk about but is far more common than many realize. Shingles vaccination ...