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

Around 8% of people who suffer an episode of shingles will get an infection in the eye, a condition known as herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. About 1 in 10 HZO cases result in moderate to ...

The highly contagious illness, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, remains dormant in the nervous system for years, where it can reactivate, causing shingles. The highly neuroinflammatory disease ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit ...

a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when inside the eye, with both causing pain, redness, decreased vision ...

1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime; People with diabetes are 38% more likely to contract shingles [1] People ...

Ocular shingles begins in the nerve connecting ... develop shingles each year in the United States. This is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and can result in keratitis (inflammation ...

Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ... The incidence of herpes zoster was 5.4 cases vs. 11.1 cases per 1000 person-years in ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens ... [5] Despite the self-limiting characteristics of most herpes infections, growing public attention has been focused on these viruses ...

In about 8% of the more than 1 million new shingles cases in the United States each year, the virus awakens in the nerve that supplies the forehead and eye, a condition called herpes zoster ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...