Cells secrete exosomes carrying molecules that play a critical role in both health and disease. Meletios Verras/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes ...

A health worker prepares to administer a vaccine in Los Angeles, California in January 2022 - Copyright AFP/File Frederic J. BROWN A health worker prepares to ...

Most of the time the fever fades, the rash disappears and life goes on. But occasionally an infection leaves an imprint that ...

More than 90 percent of the world’s population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella-zoster virus, or VZV, when they get ...

Researchers report an alarming increase in varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections in adults calling for vaccination and public health measures The study was led by Professor Tetsushi Yoshikawa, along ...

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.

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is the result of reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which initially causes varicella (chickenpox). Following primary infection, VZV ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 102, No. 18 (May 3, 2005), pp. 6490-6495 (6 pages) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella and establishes ...

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.