step1mom
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if a person has shingles...is it the reactivation of latent infection with VZV or chicken pox?
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| cyra
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VZV can cause"
varicella...which is chicken pox.this resolves within almost 2 weeks.The virus can enter local sensory nerve endings and be transported proximally to sensory ganglion cell bodies leading to a latent infection of the dorsal root ganglion.
stress or immune-compromise would result in viral reactivation and axonal transport of virus from ganglia to nerve endings leading to a recurrent painful vesicular rash over the sensory dermatome....zoster/shingles.
VZV causes chicken pox.....they are not seperate etiologic agents.Hope this helps!
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