If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The varicella vaccine is highly effective and decreases chickenpox cases significantly.Chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before you develop a rash and until ...

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is the result of reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which initially causes varicella (chickenpox). Following primary infection, VZV ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Do you remember having chickenpox? An estimated 99 percent of Americans born before 1980 have had chickenpox at some point in their lifetime, even if ...

A study conducted in Wales reveals that the shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of dementia in older adults.

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that reduced immunity allows for the reactivation of VZV and causes HZ. Antibody-mediated responses against varicella-zoster virus (VZV), including avidity and ...

Results of a new study fuel the theory that the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus linked to chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes zoster) in adults, also causes giant cell arteritis ...

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 ...

There is varicella-zoster virus reactivation in cerebrospinal fluid in a fifth of patients following acute ischemic stroke or TIA.

A 65-year-old male requests a zoster immunization because his spouse has come down with shingles. He does not have symptoms of varicella or zoster and is unsure if he had chickenpox as a child or ...