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Varicella zoster virus enters the body through inhalation, initially infecting respiratory epithelial cells. It then spreads through the bloodstream where it can infect skin cells, nerves, and lymphocytes. When the virus infects skin cells, it causes the characteristic rash and blisters of chickenpox. After the initial infection resolves, the virus remains dormant in nerve ganglia. Years later, if immunity wanes due to age or illness, the virus can reactivate, travel along nerves and cause shingles, present
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- Xerxes Dejito
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