Diseases

Varicella Zoster Virus Infection

Infection caused by HUMAN HERPES VIRUS 3 (e.g., CHICKENPOX and HERPES ZOSTER).

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Abstract

Infection caused by HUMAN HERPES VIRUS 3 (e.g., CHICKENPOX and HERPES ZOSTER).

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Congenital Varicella Syndrome

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

CHICKENPOX; HERPES ZOSTER; and ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES ZOSTER are also available

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Chickenpox (1974-2017)
  • Herpes Zoster (1970-2017)
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human (1970-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073618. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073618
  2. Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55779917