herpes zoster

herpes zoster englannista suomeksi

1. herpes zoster

0. Substantiivi

herpes zoster englanniksi

1. An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains, caused by reactivation of the (taxlink), in genus (taxfmt), that also causes pox as primoinfection.

2. (quote-book)| isbn=0618478019| page=(gbooks)| passage=From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in the Bubble, treated with acyclovir.

3. (l), shingles.

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