Author/Authors :
Ulrich Heininger، نويسنده , , Jane F Seward، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Varicella-zoster virus, a herpesvirus, causes varicella (chickenpox) and, after endogenous reactivation, herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella, which is recognised by a characteristic vesicular rash, arises mainly in young children, although older individua