Varicella-zoster virus
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 September 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 September 19]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540579/all/Varicella_zoster_virus.
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