Herpes-zoster meaning

A form of herpes that infects sensory nerves, causing pain and an eruption of blisters along the course of the affected nerve; shingles.
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(pathology) An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains and caused by reactivation of the poxvirus causing chicken pox.
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Origin of herpes-zoster

  • New Latin herpēs zōstēr Latin herpēs herpes Greek zōstēr girdle
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Herpes-zoster Sentence Examples

  • Shingles A painful skin rash due to the virus herpes zoster.

  • The findings implied benefits for herd immunity from natural infection against herpes zoster in adults.

  • Click here for answer This is shingles caused by the herpes zoster virus which also causes chicken pox.

  • Patients taking systemic steroids, who have not had chicken pox, should avoid close personal contact with chicken pox or herpes zoster.

  • Incidence The incidence of PHN is between 9 and 14% one month after the herpes zoster eruption.

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