HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It leads to itchy rashes with fluid-filled ...

The chickenpox vaccine contains a weakened version of the live chickenpox virus, also called the varicella zoster virus. This means there’s a very small chance of getting chickenpox from the ...

The FDA will review a new prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted).

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

A friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

Chickenpox is a ‘vesicular’ rash, meaning it shows up as fluid-filled spots that burst.

If you/your child were present in the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) on January 24 ...