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A study on knowledge, attitude, and vaccination behavior of herpes zoster vaccine among urban residents in selected areas of China
Conclusion: Low knowledge of herpes zoster and its vaccine, positive attitudes towards the preventive effects of herpes zoster and its vaccine, and extremely low vaccination rates among the urban population in China call for multiple measures to strengthen health education and vaccination recommendations for residents, especially for the elderly, low-education and low-income populations.PMID:37380410 | DOI:10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20221125-00998
Source: Herpes - June 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M Wang C Long M Z Hu Y S Wang Y Q Xia B B Yuan D W Zhu P He Source Type: research
Associations between severe and notifiable respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy and congenital anomalies at birth: a register-based cohort study
CONCLUSION: This large population-based study found severe acute respiratory infection in first trimester of pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of selected major cardiovascular anomalies in babies. These findings support measures to prevent acute respiratory infections in pregnant women including through vaccination.PMID:36964492 | PMC:PMC10037767 | DOI:10.1186/s12884-023-05514-8
Source: Herpes - March 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abrar A Chughtai Wen-Qiang He Bette Liu Source Type: research
Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections in Cancer Patients
Viruses. 2023 Feb 5;15(2):439. doi: 10.3390/v15020439.ABSTRACTHerpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are alpha herpesviruses that establish life-long latent infection in neuronal ganglia after primary infection. Periodic reactivation of these viruses results in recurrent infections that can have significant impact on patients' quality of life. HSV commonly causes oral and genital mucocutaneous infections whereas VZV is responsible for varicella/chickenpox and herpes zoster/shingles, but cancer patients are at particularly higher risk of complications including disseminated and visceral infections due t...
Source: Herpes - February 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ralph Tayyar Dora Ho Source Type: research
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 13th 2023
This study investigated whether taller Polish adults live longer than their shorter counterparts. Data on declared height were available from 848,860 individuals who died in the years 2004-2008 in Poland. To allow for the cohort effect, the Z-values were generated. Separately for both sexes, Pearson's r coefficients of correlation were calculated. Subsequently, one way ANOVA was performed.
The correlation between adult height and longevity was negative and statistically significant in both men and women. After eliminating the effects of secular trends in height, the correlation was very weak (r = -0.0044 in men and ...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 12, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Rapid, sensitive, and specific lateral-flow immunochromatographic point-of-care device for detection of varicella-zoster virus immunoglobulin G antibodies in fingerstick blood
J Immunol Methods. 2023 Jan 21;514:113429. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2023.113429. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVaricella zoster virus (VZV) causes childhood chickenpox, becomes latent in sensory ganglia and reactivates years later to cause shingles (Zoster) and postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly and immunosuppressed individuals. Serologic IgG tests can be used to determine if a person has antibodies to VZV from past varicella infection or had received varicella or zoster (shingles) vaccination. Commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are currently used for the detection of VZV IgG antibodies in patient serum sa...
Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - January 23, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Nicholas Vafai Kevin Self Bret Sheffield Sally Hojvat Aubrey Kusi-Appiah Patrick Vaughan Elliot Cowan Abbas Vafai Source Type: research
Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines
Viruses. 2022 Nov 29;14(12):2667. doi: 10.3390/v14122667.ABSTRACTInfection with varicella zoster virus typically occurs in children and it can cause primary varicella infection or "chickenpox", or it can reactivate later in life and cause herpes zoster or "shingles". Herpes zoster mainly occurs in older adults, causing a reduction in activities of daily living, impacting quality of life, and may lead to serious complications, including chronic pain. Two vaccines are marketed to prevent herpes zoster: the live zoster vaccine and the non-live, recombinant zoster vaccine. The pre-licensure clinical trials show the efficacy of...
Source: Herpes - December 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yasmin Marra Fawziah Lalji Source Type: research
An Unusual Case of Arm Pain in a Young Soccer Player: Herpes Zoster in the Pediatric Athlete
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 Nov 1;21(11):386-390. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001005.ABSTRACTHerpes zoster (HZ), shingles, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). HZ develops as a reactivation of latent VZV and is characterized by a painful, vesicular rash typically manifesting in a dermatomal distribution on the arms, trunk or face. HZ occurs in individuals who had primary VZV disease (chickenpox) as a child or in those who have received live, attenuated VZV vaccine. HZ is common in the elderly and the immunocompromised, with age being the single greatest risk factor. The incidence of HZ in children is 74/100,000 pers...
Source: Herpes - November 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: James MacDonald Joy Mosser-Goldfarb Cristina Tomatis Souverbielle Steven Cuff Source Type: research
