Abstract
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus that causes chickenpox (or varicella) and shingles. Chickenpox, which occurs with primary VZV infection, is highly contagious and is typically a mild illness in childhood. Shingles, which occurs with reactivation of latent VZV, is less common in childhood than adulthood but can still affect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent children following previous chickenpox infection or varicella vaccination.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | archdischild-2022-324738 |
| Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- communicable diseases
- infectious disease medicine
- neonatology
- paediatrics
- virology
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