Varicella-Zoster Virus

  • Varicella Vaccine Has Long-Term Effectiveness Against Chickenpox
    Chickenpox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, which appears in the current online issue of Pediatrics. The 14-year study followed ...More
    April 1, 2013
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  • Chickenpox Vaccine Saving Children's Lives
    The widespread introduction of a chickenpox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chickenpox and saved lives, according to new research. In a national study of chickenpox admissions at four participating ...More
    March 13, 2013
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  • Study Suggests Link Between Untreated Depression and Response to Shingles Vaccine
    Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine. Older adults are known to be at risk for shingles, a painful condition ...More
    February 14, 2013
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  • Shingles Vaccination is a Must, Says UB Microbiologist Who Knows From Experience
    Terry D. Connell, PhD, knows a lot about the immune system: he’s a University at Buffalo professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who conducts research on new vaccines for diseases, such as tuberculosis. ...More
    February 7, 2013
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  • FDA Approves Varizig for Reducing Chickenpox Symptoms
    The Food and Drug Administration has approved Varizig for reducing the severity of chickenpox (varicella zoster virus) infections in high-risk individuals when given within four days after exposure. Varizig is a varicella zoster immune globulin preparation. Varicella zoster ...More
    December 26, 2012
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  • Short-Term Risk of Shingles Recurrence is Low
    People who have had an episode of herpes zoster, also known as shingles, face a relatively low short-term risk of developing shingles, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. These findings suggest ...More
    June 5, 2012
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  • New Indicator Diseases Reveal Hidden HIV
    Today, heterosexuals in Europe are at particular risk of carrying HIV for so long that they remain undiagnosed until their immune system starts to fail and they become ill. An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has now revealed that a ...More
    March 1, 2012
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  • UGA Compound Offers New Hope for Treatment of Adult Shingles
    Researchers at the University of Georgia and Yale University have discovered a compound with the potential to be more effective than existing agents in treating the very painful blisters known as shingles—a condition that affects up to 30 percent of Americans, mostly ...More
    April 21, 2011
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  • Study Confirms Two Vaccine Doses Protect Children from Chickenpox
    Two doses of the varicella, or chickenpox, vaccine provide excellent protection in children against this highly contagious and, in some cases, severe disease. To be published in the Feb. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings support the two-dose ...More
    January 5, 2011
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