Where Does Herpes Live In The Body?

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Generic Name: VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE (SHINGLES) - INJECTION
Pronounced: (VAR-i-SEL-a)

Zoster Vaccine Live (PF) SubQ Uses

This medication is a vaccine used to prevent zoster (shingles) in adults 50 years and older. Zoster is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have been infected with chickenpox (usually in childhood), the virus can live in your body's nerve roots in an inactive form. For reasons that are not fully understood, the virus may become...

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