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Antibodies for varicella zoster igg positive, and varicella igm negative, means immunity for shingles or just for chicken pox?

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Dr. Alan Levine answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Both: Varicella and zoster are the same virus. Chickenpox occurs with the first exposure to the virus and zoster is the re-activation of the virus that has been lying dormant in the body as a result of some significant stress to the body.

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Answered 8/19/2017

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