Zostavax and Shingrix are linked to protection for older adults in multiple studies.

The varicella zoster virus (VZV), an infectious virus from the herpes virus family, is primarily known to cause varicella in ...

GPs will not be expected to do any additional testing now chickenpox is a notifiable disease, UK public health officials have ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.

This color-enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) shows the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a virus in the Herpesviridae family that causes chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes ...

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 shingles vaccine may have a protective effect against dementia, write doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

We administered live attenuated varicella vaccine to 187 healthy adults seronegative to varicella-zoster virus (VZV); 176 have been followed at least 2 mos. 121/176 (69%) received 2 doses about 3 ...

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, varicella-zoster. The virus stays dormant in the nerve cells of people who get chicken pox as children, and then re-emerges as folks ...

A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.