Most adults over 35 carry a quiet passenger they haven’t thought about in decades. It arrived during childhood, announced ...

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 ...

If you've ever had chickenpox, you are at risk of developing shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles — a painful, blistering rash — only affects older adults, 1 in 3 ...

Shingles, a painful, blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, affects about 1 in 3 people in their ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) can cause chickenpox, as well as shingles and severe complications. When one comes into contact with VZV for the first time, the virus enters the body through the airways, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The live attenuated varicella-zoster vaccine is safe and provides “reasonable short-term” effectiveness in ...

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 ...