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Morphology |
dsDNA, linear Enveloped Icosahedral |
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Transmission of Varicella |
Aerosolized respiratory secretions Contact with ruptured vesicles |
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Transmission of Zoster |
Re activation from dorsal root ganglia |
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Clinical significance of Varicella |
Chickenpox Fever headache Rash on trunk and face and spread to entire body. Vesicles rupture and scab over
Pneumonia and encephalitis in IC people |
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Clinical significance of Zoster |
Painful eruption of vesicles Vesicles dry up and form crust
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: severe corneal involvement leads to blindness |
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Diagnostics |
Tzanck prep - multinucleated giant cells & intracellular inclusion bodies |
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Treatment |
Acyclovir
Zoster Ig |
