Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...

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During the ten-year period 1937–1947, 181 cases were seen at the Children's and Infants' hospitals, Boston. This group is hardly representative of the type of disease ordinarily encountered in ...

Our understanding of certain viral exanthems has expanded significantly since the original description of the classic exanthems of childhood. Many viral diseases, such as measles, rubella and ...