Advances in Virus Research, Volume 62 (Advances in Virus Research)
Contributors: Karl Maramorosch (Series Editor); Frederick A. Murphy (Series Editor); Aaron J. Shatkin (Series Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: December 22, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780120398621
Subjects: Medical microbiology & virology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Medical / Microbiology; Science / Microbiology
First sentence: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), becomes latent in cranial nerve, dorsal root, and autonomic ganglia; and reactivates decades later to produce zoster (shingles).