The first one is for varicella zoster, which is shingles.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2006] Reference

These include German measles and shingles (herpes zoster).    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

A similar enzyme is specified by the varicella zoster virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Lecture The Purine Path To Chemotherapy] Reference

An excellent case in point is the vaccine for shingles (herpes zoster).    From Wordnik.com.  [Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD: Shingles and Dollars] Reference

For more information about Shingles and herpes zoster, visit www.zynoxin.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 October 03 « Mudpuddle] Reference

It is highly active against herpes simplex virus, types 1 and 2, and varicella zoster virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Lecture The Purine Path To Chemotherapy] Reference

He is also studying the propagation in vitro of the viruses that cause varicella and herpes zoster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thomas H. Weller - Biography] Reference

Valtrex herpes medication is an antiviral agent used to treat shingles herpes zoster or genital herpes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whiskey banana chocolate cake] Reference

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is caused by a reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Lecture The Purine Path To Chemotherapy] Reference

Valtrex herpes medication is an antiviral agent used to treat shingles (herpes zoster) or genital herpes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toms River No. 4] Reference

Treatment is with antivirals directed against herpes zoster, which I had already initiated, and steroids.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference

Incipient herpes zoster, though that idea fell by the wayside as time went on without any rash breaking out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

Extra info: You can ask your doctor to boost you with zoster vaccines to suppress the reactivation of the virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is it Worth a Shot?] Reference

Famvir (Famciclovir) herpes treatment medication is used for the treatment of herpes zoster (shingles) and genital herpes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toms River No. 4] Reference

& Co., contains a weakened strain of the varicella zoster virus, which is also used in a separate chickenpox vaccine for children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fighting Shingles: Whether to Take the Only Vaccine] Reference

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommend that all adults over age 60 get vaccinated against herpes zoster, or shingles.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Fix Your Life in 2009] Reference

Zostavax contains a weakened chickenpox - zoster virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

The older the patient with the herpes zoster rash, the greater the risk of PHN.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

Shingles is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster, or chickenpox, virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Women 'too busy' to go for cancer screenings] Reference

The vaccine has no role in PHN once it is occurs, but it can prevent future zoster outbreaks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

The shot you're talking about is an immunization against a virus called the varicella-zoster virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Reliance, Brad Pitt's production co join hands for a film] Reference

Shingles appears when the virus that causes chickenpox, varicella zoster, is reactivated in spinal n.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference

It is common for the zoster rash and the pain from it to be on a long line on the body paralleling a nerve.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

"Once you've had chickenpox, the chicken poxvirus (known as the varicella zoster virus) becomes dormant in your body.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Toronto Sun] Reference

In addition, Dr. Weinberg noted that another distinction of the herpes zoster vaccine is that it contains a live virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newswise: Latest News] Reference

Even though you recovers from chickenpox infection completely, some of the varicella-zoster virus may stay in your nerve cells.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

According to the medical professionals on staff at the renowned Mayo Clinic, shingles is a viral infection also known as herpes zoster.    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

Other viral suspects include herpes zoster, which causes chickenpox and shingles, and the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freep.com - RSS] Reference