Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Varicella zoster virus
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- VZV is a double-stranded DNA herpesvirus causing two distinct syndromes: primary infection = varicella (chickenpox); reactivation from dorsal root ganglia = herpes zoster (shingles).
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