Wise Young
09-27-2001, 05:00 PM
Zoster-associated pain and neural dysfunction [Topical review]
Michael C. Rowbotham and Karin L. Petersen
Pain, 2001, 93:1:1-5
Manuscript received 2 April 2001 Accepted 19 April 2001;
Abstract
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The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the smallest of the double-stranded DNA herpes viruses, and the only one capable of producing two different diseases, varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (AHZ, shingles) ( Liesegang, 1999). Primarily a disease of childhood, the morbidity and mortality of varicella is high in the few adults who remain susceptible to primary infection. Prior to the introduction of the live attenuated VZV vaccine (OKA strain), the annual incidence of varicella in the United States was as high as 4 million cases per year with approximately 100 deaths. Varicella remains a significant public health problem, but vaccination programs for children and susceptible adults are becoming more widespread.
Michael C. Rowbotham and Karin L. Petersen
Pain, 2001, 93:1:1-5
Manuscript received 2 April 2001 Accepted 19 April 2001;
Abstract
There is no abstract for this article. The text below is the first paragraph of text within the article.
The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the smallest of the double-stranded DNA herpes viruses, and the only one capable of producing two different diseases, varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (AHZ, shingles) ( Liesegang, 1999). Primarily a disease of childhood, the morbidity and mortality of varicella is high in the few adults who remain susceptible to primary infection. Prior to the introduction of the live attenuated VZV vaccine (OKA strain), the annual incidence of varicella in the United States was as high as 4 million cases per year with approximately 100 deaths. Varicella remains a significant public health problem, but vaccination programs for children and susceptible adults are becoming more widespread.