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varicella zoster virus

NOUN
  1. the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

How To Use varicella zoster virus In A Sentence

  • Viral meningitis may be caused by viruses such as coxsackie, herpes simplex, mumps, the varicella zoster virus of chickenpox and shingles, poliovirus, echoviruses (including enterovisuses).
  • Viral retinitis, a potentially sight threatening disease, is caused by herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus and cytomegalovirus 1.
  • Shingles is caused by the Varicella zoster virus, or VZV, the same virus that causes chicken pox, and it only strikes people who have had chicken pox in the past. Painful Shingles Can Strike More Than Once
  • Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection.
  • Chickenpox is a highly contagious childhood infection caused by varicella zoster virus ( VZV ).
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