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When a person gets chickenpox, the rash will go away but the virus is still in the body and becomes dormant. If the virus becomes active again in the nerves, it is then called herpes zoster or shingles. This usually occurs when a person becomes older, but only in a small percentage of the population. Herpes simplex causes the cold sores or genital herpes.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoherpes simplex is a more simplex virus in that the blisters will normally appear more on the surface and cluster, but generally be less severe than SHINGLES.
SHINGLES are deeper imbeded and you can't catch it like you can HERPES SIMPLEX.
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∙ 10y agoThese two are different viruses. Chickenpox is seen as a childhood disease while herpes can cause things like cold sores or herpes B, C. These never are cured. The chickenpox and herpes B have a vaccine.
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∙ 12y agoA dermatome is a region of skin that is innervated by a particular nerve root. Herpes zoster virus is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles.
When the herpes zoster virus causes a shingles outbreak in a person, the rash will be distributed along dermatome lines. This is because the virus lives in the nerve root, so affects all of the skin innervated by that specific nerve root.
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∙ 13y agoThe zoster virus is what causes herpes zoster or shingles.
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Does varicella zoster virus cause chickenpox?
Yes, chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV is a virus in the herpes family.
What viral infection is also known as shingles?
Varicella zoster virus which is a form of the herpes virusHerpes.Shingles.varicellaVaricellaVaricella.
What group is chickenpox in?
Chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus) is in the herpes virus family.
If the chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus why is the virus called varicella zoster when it's associated with chickenpox and herpes zoster when it's associated wit?
The virus is called varicella zoster virus regardless of whether it is causing chickenpox or shingles. The scientific name of shingles disease is herpes zoster, and the scientific name of chickenpox disease is varicella.
What type of herpes is related to chickenpox?
Herpes simplex type one is one virus in the herpesvirus family. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, which is in the same virus family.
What virus is similar to chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus.
What is the connection between varicella and the chickenpox vaccine?
Varicella Zoster is a type of herpes virus that is commonly the cause of chickenpox. The chickenpox vaccine, often called the Varicella vaccine, is a live virus vaccine to protect against chickenpox, as it can be extremely dangerous in adults. As shingles can also result from the same virus, the vaccine protects against that as well.
Is varicella zoster virus a cell?
Viruses aren't cells, and varicella zoster virus is not a cell.
What type of herpes is girdle herpes?
Herpes zoster, which literally means "girdle herpes," is also known as shingles. It gets its name from the fact that the waist is a common location for an outbreak. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus).
Is herpes zoster infectious?
Herpes zoster is caused by varicella virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. If someone with herpes zoster lesions has skin-to-skin contact between those lesions and the skin of a person who has not had chicken pox or the vaccine, that person may get chicken pox.As it is caused by virus it is infectious diseas.
Are Chickenpox an active or hidden virus?
Chicken Pox is the name of the infection caused by the "varicella zoster virus". After this infection seemingly ends, the varicella virus remains in a dormant condition in the nervous system for life. It can get "reactivated" and appear as "shingles/herpes zoster".
Which acute infectious disease in adults is caused by the same organism responsible for chicken pox in children?
Herpes zoster (shingles)shinglesThe varicella-zoster virus.
