The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, while herpes simplex virus (HSV) is responsible for oral and genital herpes. Although current treatments mainly focus on inhibiting viral ...

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Zostavax and Shingrix are linked to protection for older adults in multiple studies.

This color-enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) shows the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a virus in the Herpesviridae family that causes chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes ...

Ebola virus is an infectious agent and one of the viruses that can cause haemorraghic fever, a severe infectious disease characterized by high fever and bleeding, in humans and some monkeys.

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Chicken pox is a disease in which red rashes appear on the body. Most people in India call chicken pox as Mata. Let us know ...

The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. In this disease, red spots or rashes emerge all over the body. This ...

Common childhood infections once considered mere inconveniences may provide unexpected long-term benefits. Emerging research ...

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...