Varicella pneumonia and encephalitis are both associated with a high mortality rate. Household transmission rates are 80% to 90%, with peak incidence of transmission occurring in March ...

We administered live attenuated varicella vaccine to 187 healthy adults seronegative to varicella-zoster virus (VZV); 176 have been followed at least 2 mos. 121/176 (69%) received 2 doses about 3 ...

Thankfully, we now have the varicella (chickenpox ... inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), pneumonia, bacterial infections of the skin, bloodstream infections (sepsis), and, in rare instances ...

Chickenpox, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus ... can lead to serious complications such as infected blisters, ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV ... including encephalitis, hepatitis, pneumonia, esophagitis and keratitis, creating a considerable medical burden in both immunocompetent and ...