The Affordable Care Act … has recommended the shingles vaccine for those aged 60 or older. (1) Herpes Zoster (HZ), commonly called shingles, is a distinctive syndrome caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chickenpox. Read More …
The elderly who develop HZ (shingles) often have underlying diseases and are at increased risk of disability. (1) Herpes Zoster (HZ), commonly called shingles, is a distinctive syndrome caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), which also causes Read More …
A study published in the medical journal Neurology found VZV in “74% of temporal arteries pathologically positive for GCA.” – Medscape (1) Herpes zoster is a condition caused by a herpes virus. The varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox, Read More …
There has been “a 2.10-fold increase in numbers of HZO (Herpes zoster ophthalmicus) eye cases per year between 1980 and 2007. – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (1) Herpes Zoster is a condition caused by the reactivation of the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). Read More …
The ability of the elderly to establish an effective immune response to Herpes Zoster vaccination is low. – ADAPA (1) A Herpes Zoster (HZV) infection is more dangerous to the elderly. Older people have a less efficient immune system and thus Read More …
Diabetes has a role in the development of Herpes Zoster outbreaks. – Anales del Sistema sanitario de Navarra Many people do not realize that Diabetes is associated with an impaired immune system. Specifically, a study published in 2008 in the journal Read More …
A concern is that the herpes zoster vaccine’s efficacy … declines with increasing age. – Advances in Pharmacology The herpes zoster virus establishes a lifelong, latent infection. Reactivation of the virus causes a very painful “shingles” outbreak. Studies showed that the Read More …
Alternative drugs, with better safety, are much needed since resistance of the herpes virus to Acyclovir is on the rise. – The British Medical Bulletin (1) The Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), which causes herpes zoster (also known as Shingles), is becoming Read More …
Chronic pain can affect up to 70% of those with herpes zoster. – Pharmacy and Therapeutics (1) Chickenpox may lead to a lifelong latent infection with the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), a type of herpes virus. When VZV is reactivated, it Read More …
“Varicella zoster virus (VZV) vasculopathy is caused by productive virus infection in cerebral arteries where accumulation of myofibroblasts in the arterial intima and loss of smooth muscle cells result in ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.” – Maria A. Nagel In a study Read More …