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Overview: The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the etiologic agent of the clinical syndrome of chickenpox (varicella). Zoster, a different clinical entity, is caused by reactivation of VZV after primary infection. VZV is a double-stranded DNA virus included ...
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