Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

It’s never easy for parents to talk to their teens about having sex. Many parents feel that talking about it is the same as ...

Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles ... and is effective against acute pain and skin rash. However, it is much less effective against PHN, which occurs more commonly and more severely in older patients.

Also called ‘herpes zoster’, shingles occurs when the varicella zoster ... around 30% will develop shingles at least once in their lifetime. The blistering skin rash accompanying shingles also causes ...

VZV is the causative agent of varicella or chickenpox, which is an acute, highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, vesicular rash on the face ... of most herpes infections, growing ...

One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like ...

"Out of the 23 reported and investigated cases, 16 were non-serious, ranging from generalized itchy rash ... red and ...

Cepheid today announced that The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed Xpert Mpox under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure. The EUL process assesses the quality, safety, and performance of ...

The virus spreads down a nerve pathway to cause a painful blistering rash in the skin area that the nerve wires ... a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis ...

Hives are an itchy skin rash that can appear near the end of a ... trigger conditions such as shingles and cold sores due to HSV (herpes simplex virus), Walls says. These conditions "like to ...