Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

We reviewed a variety of phenotypic and molecular tests used for the laboratory diagnosis of HSV-1/2 and VZV infections. The test of choice may vary with the clinical circumstance (Table 3).

The study described in [47] was supported in part by a research contract between the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Quidel Corporation (SK2013-0910). The authors have no other ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which ...

Emerging research from Stanford University and other leading institutions suggests that the shingles virus, which affects ...

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year ...

Through experiments on mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists discovered an immune system sensor that detects viral ...

Viral infections are extremely common. They may cause minor disease like common cold or life-threatening conditions like AIDS ...

Through experiments in mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists identified an immune system sensor that recognizes viral ...

An article published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity reports the findings of a study by researchers based in ...