It follows a chicken pox (or varicella zoster) infection — the kind that usually happens in childhood.

People get shingles when the virus that causes chicken pox, varicella zoster (VZV), is reactivated in their body.*

The compounds may be used to treat viral infections.

It is caused by a virus called the varicella-zoster virus (this is the same virus that causes chickenpox).

The chickenpox virus, varicella-zoster virus, remains dormant in the body after infection.

Genomic structure and organization of varicella-zoster virus.

False – Incorrect – It is true that shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus – varicella zoster.

Primers and probes for the detection of VZV are provided by the invention.

The varicella-zoster virus causes this very contagious disease.

It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, or VZV.

The varicella zoster virus can be transmitted, but a person exposed to it develops chickenpox instead of shingles if they have not had chickenpox in the past.

Though both shingles and chickenpox are a result of the varicella zoster virus, SHINGRIX is not for prevention of chickenpox.

Shingles (reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which remains in the body in an inactive state following chickenpox)

The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox and can remain dormant inside nerve cells.

Dr paul zollinger-read, cmo at bupa comments: “chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus.