Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox) and, upon reactivation following latency, zoster (shingles). In this Primer, the authors discuss VZV pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of VZV infections, with an emphasis on the molecular events that regulate these diseases.
- Anne A. Gershon
- Judith Breuer
- Koichi Yamanishi