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herpes zoster virus

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herpes zoster virus
n.
See varicella-zoster virus.
Herpes zoster virus
Acute inflammatory virus that attacks the nerve cells on the root of each spinal nerve with skin eruptions along a sensory nerve ending.
Mentioned in: Conjunctivitis
herpes zoster virus.
See chickenpox.


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