Varicella zoster virus - Wikipedia
网页Varicella zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3, HHV3) or Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (taxonomically), is one of nine known herpes viruses that can infect humans. It causes chickenpox (varicella) commonly affecting children and young adults, and shingles (herpes zoster) in adults but rarely in children.
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV): Infection & Diseases - Cleveland Clinic
网页2024年4月2日 · Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a type of herpes virus that causes chickenpox, shingles and other infections. The virus stays in your body and can reactivate years later. VZV infections can cause a painful or itchy rash, fever and other symptoms, depending on where you’re infected.
Varicella-Zoster: How It’s Spread, Vaccines, Antibodies - Verywell …
网页2023年10月25日 · Varicella-zoster virus is an infection that causes multiple illnesses. It first causes chickenpox (also called varicella), an itchy rash. Then, it goes dormant in the nerves. If the immune system is weakened, it can come out again as shingles (herpes zoster), a painful rash along a nerve.
Chickenpox (Varicella) | Chickenpox (Varicella) | CDC
网页Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Protect your child from severe symptoms with the chickenpox vaccine. View All
Clinical Overview of Chickenpox (Varicella) - CDC
网页2024年7月15日 · Varicella (chickenpox) is an acute infectious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The most common chickenpox complications are bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues in children and pneumonia in adults. The most effective prevention for varicella is chickenpox vaccination.
Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2022年10月15日 · Chickenpox or varicella is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The virus is responsible for chickenpox (usually primary infection in non-immune hosts) and herpes zoster or shingles (following reactivation of latent infection). Chickenpox results in a skin rash forming small, itchy blisters that scabs over.
Chickenpox - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2023年4月19日 · Chickenpox is an illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It brings on an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters. Chickenpox spreads very easily to people who haven't had the disease or haven't gotten the chickenpox vaccine.
Shingles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年8月20日 · Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who's had chickenpox may develop shingles. After you recover from chickenpox, the virus enters your nervous system and stays inactive for years.
Varicella zoster virus infection | Nature Reviews Disease Primers
网页2015年7月2日 · Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), which can be severe in immunocompromised individuals, infants and adults. Primary infection is followed by latency in...
Chapter 17: Varicella | Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine ...
网页Varicella (chickenpox) is a febrile rash illness resulting from primary infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Humans are the only source of infection for this virus. Varicella is characterized by a pruritic, maculopapular and vesicular rash usually with 250–500 skin lesions that evolves into noninfectious crusts over a 4- to 7-day ...