Varicella and Herpes Zoster in Madrid, based on the Sentinel General Practitioner Network: 1997–2004
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- 15 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (1) , 59
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-59
Abstract
Varicella (chickenpox) is the primary disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. It is extremely contagious and is frequent in children. Indeed, in the absence of vaccination, a high proportion of the population is liable to contract it. Herpes zoster -more frequent among adults- is caused by reactivation of the latent virus. The objective of this study is to describe the status of and time trend for varicella and herpes zoster in the Madrid Autonomous Region prior to the introduction of the vaccine to the general population.Keywords
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