Varicella-zoster virus
Painful oral mucosa
A complication of the varicella that usually occur in adults?
Culture of the fresh lesions or by fluorescent-labeled monoclonal antibodies against the VZV.
How is varicella-zoster virus diagnosed in immunosuppressed patients?
Herpes zoster
It is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus; it usually appear in adults.
Varicella
It is the primary infection and highly contagious unlike other herpesvirus it is generally clinically apparent.
Human embryonic lung and the Vero cell lines.
The VZV can be cultured in what cell lines?
The lesions, dry, crust over and heal within 1 to 2 weeks.
What happens to the lesions caused by varicella?
Rash followed by lesions in a unilateral dermatome pattern.
What is the most common representation of zoster?
Shingles
Zoster is also called?
The head and trunk and then spread through the limbs.
The varicella first appear at what part of the body?
Mild fibrile illness, rash, vesicular lesions.
The varicella usually occur in children; symptoms include?
Chickenpox and shingles
The varicella-zoster virus has 2 clinical manifestation what are they?
The characteristic clinical finding
The varicella-zoster virus is usually diagnosed based on?
Dorsal root or the cranial nerve ganglia.
The varicella-zoster virus is thought to remain dormant in what part of the body after the primary infection?
Zostavax
This is a single dose - attenuated vaccine for singles that is recommended for 50 years old and above.
Chickenpox
Varicella is also called?
Droplet inhalation or direct contact with infectious lesions
Vericella-zoster virus is spread by?
