HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

The study described in [47] was supported in part by a research contract between the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Quidel Corporation (SK2013-0910). The authors have no other ...

Doctors in Pune have noted an increase in herpes cases, attributing it to weakened immunity caused by long-term effects of ...

When reactivated in the dorsal root ganglia, the varicella-zoster virus can cause herpes zoster, which provokes immune and inflammatory responses that result in severe pain. If its duration is ...

In many cases, the virus causing the rash also triggers one or more of the following viral symptoms: While they can cover large areas of your body and look alarming, viral rashes usually resolve ...

If you have shingles, you can spread the varicella-zoster virus to others who have never had the infection or didn't get the chicken pox vaccine. Anyone who has ever had chicken pox is at risk for ...

In a statement, GSK Malaysia (GSK) said the disease arises from dormant VZV in the nervous system of adults aged 50 and above ...

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According to research conducted in southern Israel, more than 32 percent of shingles patients had cardiovascular diseases ...

Anyone who has had chickenpox carries the virus that causes shingles. Scientists aren’t sure why VZV (Varicella-zoster virus, ...

NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the 'Company'), says that its broad-spectrum antiviral drug candidate NV-387 is the best weapon to ...