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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox (varicella) during primary infection, establishing latency in ganglionic neurons. It can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster). Zoster complications can include chronic pain (postherpetic neuralgia) and neurological/ocular disorders. Antiviral drugs and vaccines against varicella and zoster are effective treatments and preventions. VZV is highly contagious via the airborne route during varicella. Primary infection establishes lifelong immunity, but reactivation

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