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  1. Chickenpox - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Chickenpox is an illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It brings on an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters. Chickenpox spreads very easily ...

  2. Shingles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus stays in your body for the rest ...

  3. Varicella-Zoster Immune Globulin (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Varicella-zoster immune globulin works by giving your body the antibodies it needs to protect it against varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This is called ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't suffer with shingles

    Shingles is a viral infection that triggers a painful, blistery rash. It's caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.

  5. Varicella Virus Vaccine, Live (Intramuscular Route, Subcutaneous Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Varicella (commonly known as chickenpox) is an infection that is easily spread from one person to another. Chickenpox is usually a mild infection but ...

  6. Shingles vaccine: Can I transmit the vaccine virus to others? - Mayo Clinic

    The virus that causes shingles is called varicella-zoster virus. It also causes chickenpox.

  7. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Vaccine recommended for older adults even if they’ve had shingles

    When you get chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus causes a rash to develop all over your body. Even though it's itchy and uncomfortable, most people ...

  8. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Shingles - not just a band of blisters

    Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a common condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.

  9. Chickenpox and pregnancy: What are the concerns? - Mayo Clinic

    If you are pregnant and have chickenpox (varicella) — a highly contagious viral infection that causes an itchy, blister-like rash — you and your baby might ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: What are eye shingles?

    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you've had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body's ...