Routine shingles vaccination in 70 and 79 year olds
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Shingles and Shingles Vaccination
Shingles is caused by the human herpesvirus-3 (HHV-3). Primary infection usually occurs in childhood, producing chickenpox (varicella) although it can be subclinical. After this the virus lies dormant in the sensory nervous system in the geniculate, trigeminal or dorsal root ganglia. It may lie dormant for many years or many decades, kept in check by the immune system before flaring up in a sin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0959-6682
DOI: 10.1002/psb.1122