Medical Dictionary: Zona

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Zona: Another name for Shingles.
Zona (condition): Infectious viral infection occuring years after chickenpox infection.
Zona (condition): Herpes zoster is an infectious viral infection that is believed to be caused by the re-activation of a previous chickenpox infection, often from many years before.

Zona: Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles occurs in people who have had chickenpox and represents a reactivation of the dormant varicella-zoster virus. The disease generally affects the elderly, although it occasionally occurs in younger and/or immunodeficient individuals. ¹

More information on medical condition: Shingles:

• Introduction: Shingles
• Basic Summary for Shingles
• Types of Shingles
• Risk Factors for Shingles
• Symptoms of Shingles
• Complications of Shingles
• Treatments for Shingles

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS

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