Seroprevalence of antibodies against
varicella zoster virus and rubella virus among newly recruited expatriate healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study
Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash caused by
the varicella zoster virus; the same virus that causes chickenpox.
«Augmenting immune responses to
varicella zoster virus in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial of Tai Chi.»
Inhibition of pSTAT 1 Nuclear Translocation and Antiviral Protein Expression in Human Brain Vascular Adventitial Fibroblasts Infected with
Varicella Zoster Virus J Virol.
Response of
Varicella Zoster specific T cells to Programmed Death Receptor - 1 blockade.
James S, Mahalingam R, Gilden D. Does apoptosis play a role in
varicella zoster virus latency and reactivation?
We found that CMV - specific CD4 + T cells were significantly expanded in healthy young and old carriers compared with purified protein derivative -,
varicella zoster virus -, EBV -, and HSV - specific populations.
The rate and severity of illness to established infections such as influenza,
varicella zoster virus (shingles), Streptococcus pneumonia and tetanus is also increased in the older population.2 - 4 Increased illnesses correlates with lower cell - mediated immunity and / or lower antibody responses to these infections in the elderly.
Australia, Germany and the US have been immunising children against
the varicella zoster virus for more than a decade, but the success of these initiatives is hard to pin down.
The virus that causes chickenpox —
varicella zoster virus (VZV)-- possesses a protein that could enhance its ability to hijack white blood cells and spread throughout the body, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Not exact matches
Chickenpox is caused by the
varicella -
zoster virus (VZV).
CHICKENPOX COMMON AMONG CHILDREN DESPITE VACCINE The highly contagious
varicella -
zoster virus (VZV), commonly known as chickenpox, often affects children under age 12 and sometimes even after they have been vaccinated against the disease, Oneida County Health Department officials warned today following reports of an outbreak in Herkimer County.
8 Shingles Once you have had chicken pox, the virus, called
varicella -
zoster, stays inside you forever, lying dormant in nerves near the spinal cord.
Standard testing failed to detect common, everyday viruses: influenza B, a cause of seasonal flu; parechovirus, a mild gastrointestinal and respiratory virus; herpes virus 1, responsible for cold sores in the mouth; and
varicella -
zoster virus, which causes chickenpox.
While shingles can affect anyone carrying the
varicella -
zoster virus, Dr. Rosamilia says, it's more likely in people with weakened immune systems, including people older than 50.
-- In rare cases,
varicella -
zoster virus can cause strokes in children and adults with compromised immune systems.
The patient made an excellent recovery after receiving appropriate treatment — a medication for
varicella -
zoster virus, along with highly active antiretroviral therapy.
A Loyola University Medical Center case study demonstrates that a virus called
varicella -
zoster can cause inflammation of blood vessels in the brain.
Re-exposure boosts immunity to shingles, caused by the same virus,
Varicella -
zoster virus.
Phosphorylation of the nuclear form of
varicella -
zoster virus immediate - early protein 63 by casein kinase II at serine 186.
Characterization of
varicella -
zoster virus gene 21 and 29 proteins in infected cells.
Other viruses, such as cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2,
varicella -
zoster virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and chikungunya virus, have also been described to cause congenital malformations.16, 17
Cells increase before
zoster and PD - 1 expression increases at the time of
zoster in immunosuppressed nonhuman primates latently infected with simian
varicella virus.
In immunosuppressed non-human primates latently infected with simian
varicella virus, T cells increase two weeks before
zoster and PD - 1 expression is increased at the time of
zoster.
The
varicella -
zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles, and there's no cure.
Vaccina (cow pox), mumps, Epstein - Barr virus,
varicella /
zoster and rubella also last a lifetime.
The new test found viruses in the four children that the other test missed, including influenza B, parechovirus, herpes virus 1 and
varicella -
zoster virus.