The varicella ... airborne and through contact (10). Localised herpes zoster is considered to be less infectious, but this may have been underestimated. A case of herpes zoster on a hospital ward in ...

Chickenpox is a common and highly infectious disease caused by the Herpes varicella virus. After an incubation period of 14 to 21 days the illness starts with fever and generally feeling unwell.

Shingles is a painful rash which occurs in someone who has previously had chickenpox. Ever since your mother had chickenpox the Varicella Zoster virus which caused it has laid silently in the ...

every 8 hPrimary varicella: Acyclovir 10 mg/kg iv. every 8 h Valganciclovir 900 mg q.d. Ganciclovir 1 g p.o. t.i.d. Valacyclovir 2 g p.o. q.i.d. (for kidney recipients only)Pre-emptive therapy ...

In the United States, flu season typically lasts from October to May. The flu virus affects people of all ages each year, and symptoms include coughing, runny nose, fever, chills, body aches, and ...