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Health Encyclopedia: Shingles And Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Risk Factors
- Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus) - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
The varicella-zoster virus is responsible for both chickenpox and herpes zoster, but its method of infection is different in both diseases.
- Both the active varicella and zoster form of the virus can cause chickenpox.
- The shingles virus in its latent (inactive) form is never infectious.
Catching Chickenpox. Most people get chickenpox from exposure to other people with chickenpox. It is most often spread through sneezing, coughing, and breathing. It is so contagious that few nonimmunized ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...immune system is low, to burst back on to the scene as shingles (a.k.a. herpes zoster). For that... Read more »
RA Brings an Increased Risk of Chickenpox and Shingles
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...as likely to develop herpes zoster (also known as shingles) as people without RA. This large,... Read more »
Herpes Vaccine Underutilized
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...and meant to prevent reoccurrence in the form of shingles. In fact, 98% of adults are infected... Read more »
Should patients who have heart disease take vaccinations for flu, pneumonia, and shingles?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...discovered, most people with pneumonia died. The shingles (Herpes zoster) vaccine is new. The... Read more »
Health Guide
Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Diagnosis
Both chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (zoster) can usually be diagnosed by symptoms alone. If a diagnosis is still unclear after a physical examination, diagnostic tests may be... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Highlights
...are at high risk of contracting chickenpox should also receive two doses of the chickenpox vaccine.Shingles VaccineIn 2006, the FDA approved the first shingles vaccine (Zostavax). The CDC now... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Introduction
Shingles and chickenpox were once considered separate disorders. Researchers now know that they are both caused by a single virus of the herpes family known as varicella-zoster virus... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Complications
...specifically higher risk for complications of chickenpox.Recurrence of Chickenpox and Reactivation as ShinglesRecurrence of Chickenpox. Recurrence of chickenpox is possible, but uncommon. One... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Symptoms
...rash, have been reported in older children years after their first infection.Symptoms of a Typical Shingles (Herpes Zoster) AttackShingles nearly always occurs in adults. It develops on one side... Read more »
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