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HERPES VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Virus that causes chicken pox in children.

OBS

It may lie dormant for many years and when reactivated in people with poor immunity, it can cause painful blisters called shingles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Virus de la famille des Herpesviridae, du groupe des herpèsvirus, possédant la structure commune aux membre de ce groupe, mais des constituants antigéniques spécifiques.

OBS

Il est responsable chez l'homme, de la varicelle (primo-infection) et du zona qui est considéré comme une rechute ou une récidive de la varicelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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