Recent Issues in Varicella-Zoster Virus Latency
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus which causes varicella (chicken pox) as a primary infection, and, following a variable period of latency in neurons in the peripheral ganglia, may reactivate to cause herpes zoster weboost splitter (shingles) as well as a variety of neurological syndromes.In this overview we consider some recent