A 34-year-old member asked:
lifespan of varicella zoster virus?
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Dr. Bin Sung answered
34 years experience Pediatrics
Lifetime: As long as you live, the virus stays with you mostly in dormant stage and occasionally flares up.
Answered on Feb 22, 2020
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Dr. Janesta Noland answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
About 24 hours: Vzv can survive outside the human body for up to 24 hours, but it may be less in inhospitable conditions.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Word games: One is the name of a virus, the other is one condition that virus can cause.
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mazin Albert answered
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Serious effects: Varicella-zoster virus can cause prematurity, encephalitis, pneumonia, intrauterine growth restriction, central nervous system abnormalities, limb abn ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Vzv: It does not appear to have mutated much.
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