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Varicella-Zoster Virus
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes primary, latent, and reactivation infections. The primary infection is manifested as varicella (chickenpox) and results in establishment of a lifelong latent infection of sensory ganglionic neurons. Reactivation of the latent infection causes herpes zoster (shingles). Although…