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    Varicella-zoster virus

    Paul Auwaerter, M.D.
    Varicella-zoster virus is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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    MICROBIOLOGY

    • DNA virus member of Herpesviridae family.
    • Humans only known reservoir.
    • Primary infection spread by respiratory route with viral latency established in nerves.
      • Latent VZV found in dorsal root ganglia and cranial nerve ganglia.
    • By adulthood 90-95% infected (pre-vaccine era).

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    Last updated: February 9, 2018

    Citation

    Auwaerter, Paul. "Varicella-zoster Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540579/all/Varicella_zoster_virus.
    Auwaerter P. Varicella-zoster virus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540579/all/Varicella_zoster_virus. Accessed March 19, 2019.
    Auwaerter, P. (2018). Varicella-zoster virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540579/all/Varicella_zoster_virus
    Auwaerter P. Varicella-zoster Virus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. [cited 2019 March 19]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540579/all/Varicella_zoster_virus.
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