Incidence, risk factors and prevention of herpes zoster: review article

Incidence, risk factors and prevention of herpes zoster: review article

Herpes zoster (Shingles; Zona) is an acute infectious skin disease that is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). After the initial infection (chickenpox) or vaccination, the virus remains inactive or latent in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG); when decreasing cell mediated immunit...

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Main Authors: Soheila Nasiri Nasiri, Reza Mahmoud Robati, Mehdi Hedayati, Marjan Khazan
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
Subjects:
antioxidants
herpes zoster
incidence
micronutrients
risk factors
vaccines
Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-9553-en.html

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