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varicella zoster virus

American  

noun

  1. a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.


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Two months later, he was dead of a viral infection, varicella zoster virus encephalitis, which is among the conditions associated with AIDS, according to his family’s attorney, Ty Clarke.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2024

While the rash most often spreads across one side of the scalp, neck, back or buttocks, the reactivated varicella zoster virus is capable of even worse mischief.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2023

Drover had a painful skin rash caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get chickenpox as children.

From Salon Jan. 1, 2023

Some immune cells, he explains, become “exhausted” from chronic activation, including those that keep the varicella zoster virus — the cause of chicken pox and shingles — in check.

From Nature Nov. 26, 2019

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