How to Use varicella in a Sentence
varicella
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It's caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same one behind chicken pox.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2017
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Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, the varicella zoster virus.
—NBC News, 10 June 2019
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Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox (varicella zoster virus).
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2018
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Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, varicella zoster.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2019
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It is caused when the varicella zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox — stays dormant in the body and reactivates years later.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2017
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Shingles is caused by the same varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox.
—Michelle Andrews, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2018
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Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 July 2017
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is caused by varicella zoster, the same virus that causes shingles and chickenpox.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
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Both varicella-zoster—the proper name for the chicken-pox virus—and the coronavirus are spread through the air, and both can be contagious before any symptoms are evident.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
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However, if your child is not vaccinated yet, varicella will appear as a red bump that will progress over the course of few hours into a vesicle that will then dry and form a crust.
—Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 1 May 2018
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The varicella-zoster virus remains in the body long after chicken pox has passed and can later reactivate as shingles.
—Ebony Williams, ajc, 11 June 2022
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Shingles is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 25 Oct. 2017
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About 3 million had received the chickenpox, or varicella, vaccine, and about 3 million had not.
—NBC News, 10 June 2019
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These include a host of herpes viruses such as cytomegalovirus, a lifelong presence in 50 to 80 percent of U.S. adults; and the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chicken pox and shingles.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021
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For some viruses, such as the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox, immunity can last for decades.
—Jill Neimark, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
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So there’s full paralysis on this side of my face The syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that occurs when the varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head near the inner ear.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
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Shingles happens due to a varicella-zoster virus infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2019
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Anyone who has had chickenpox — which these days means nearly everyone over 40 — harbors the varicella-zoster virus that causes the disease.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
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Many vaccines, like flu vaccines, are refrigerated between two and eight degrees C. Only a couple have to be frozen to –20 C, such as [those for] varicella and zoster.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2020
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Last month, Justin was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a condition that occurs when a varicella-zoster virus infects a facial nerve.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2022
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Shingles is a viral infection that’s caused by the varicella zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Oct. 2017
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GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine contains a lone protein isolated from the shell of the varicella zoster virus.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2017
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Earlier this month, Justin told fans he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a condition that occurs when a varicella-zoster virus infects a facial nerve.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2022
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Coaches should also worry about varicella zoster virus (chicken pox), measles and mumps — all which can be prevented by vaccinations.
—Raising Austin, ajc, 25 Sep. 2017
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For anyone who had a bout of chickenpox (or varicella) as a child — and that means virtually every American now over the age of about 30 — the threat of shingles begins to escalate around the midcentury mark.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
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Days prior to his announcement, on June 10, the pop singer revealed via an Instagram video that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a condition that occurs when a varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Aug. 2022
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With some pathogens, such as the varicella-zoster virus (which causes chicken pox), infection confers near-universal, long-lasting resistance.
—Stacey McKenna, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2020
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These findings suggest that exosomes may be a potential mechanism for how the varicella zoster virus increases stroke risk for shingles patients.
—Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
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After an infection, the varicella virus remains latent in nerve roots and can reactivate to cause shingles, which typically strikes decades later and can cause severe long-term nerve pain or vision loss.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 11 June 2019
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Immunity to the varicella virus (aka, chickenpox)—either via acquiring the infection as a child or through a vaccine—can provide lifelong immunity or long-lasting protection for up to 10 to 20 years, according to the CDC.
—Leah Groth, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2020
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