Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

differentiation between acute and recurrent infections and type-specific identification of herpes virus infections. As gold standard methods, tube and shell via viral cultures are still applied in ...

Positive data from 876-patient head-to-head trial versus Shingrix® shows amezosvatein elicits robust humoral and cellular immune responses with comparatively lower reactogenicity -- Amezosvatein met ...

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst ...

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year ...

“If a precursor to incident dementia is neuroinflammation and stroke, if you have a stroke, it’s a strong predictor for vascular dementia,” explained Harris. “If that can be prevented in a healthy ...