Dear Editor,I am Dr.Asako Kodama,affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology at Eiju General Hospital in Tokyo,Japan.Varicella-zoster virus(VZV)induces two distinct states:the primary infection(varicella)and secon...
In the past decade,there has been increasing interest in whether a widespread childhood varicella immunization scheme may increase the age-specific incidence of herpes zoster in adults.This proposition is based on evi...
supported by the Operation of Public Health Emergency Response Mechanism of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(10239322002001,0000017);Research on Vaccine Evaluation Strategy and capacity Building Project(09207).
Herpes zoster(HZ)is a painful condition resulting from reactivation of dormant varicella-zoster virus(VZV)in a previously VZV-infected person[1].Typical clinical manifestation of HZ are unilateral radicular pain and a...