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<virology> The cause of chicken pox in children. Its reactivation in adults causes shingles. A member of the Alphaherpesvirinae.
A herpesvirus, morphologically identical to herpes simplex virus, that causes varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster in man. Varicella results from a primary infection with the virus and shingles results from secondary invasion by the same virus or by reactivation of infection which in many instances has been latent for many years.
Acronym: VZV
Synonyms: chickenpox virus, herpes zoster virus, human herpesvirus 3.
(05 Mar 2000)
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