Varicella Zoster Virus - VZV is the virus which is responsible for causing chickenpox on children and Herpes Zoster infection (shingles) in adults. VZV is one of eight Herpes virus known to us.
Primary HZV infection results in Chicken Pox, which can sometimes very rarely turn into complications such as encephalitis or pneumonia. Even when Chicken pox infection is resolved VZV tends to remain dormant in the nervous system of the infected individual. In some cases VZV reactivates to cause a condition called Shingles or Herpes Zoster.
VZV can be treated with acyclovir for the chicken pox, famciclovir, valaciclovir for the shingles, zoster-immune globulin (ZIG), and vidarabine. VZV immune globulin is also a treatment.
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