Ohio woman describes shingles infection, hears of high number of cases in Salem
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#WVXD)
According to a report originated in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes two distinct clinical conditions. Primary VZV infection causes varicella (i.e., chickenpox), a contagious rash illness that typically occurs among children. A vaccine for preventing initial VZV infection has been available in the United States since ["]