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Infection by the varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. Evaluate the statements below and assess which are correct regarding the consequences of varicella infection. Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, the latent viral genome remains in the cells of the dorsal root ganglia The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate years later, often as a result of a bacterial infection Shingles occurs when the reactivated virus travels down a sensory neuron and damages the cell resulting in postherpetic neuralgia Postherpetic neuralgia is typically confined to the trunk where the initial chickenpox rash was localized The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate when the individual is immunocompromised due to cancer, advanced age, etc. Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, virions can still be detected in the dorsal root ganglia.

          Infection by the varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. Evaluate the statements below and assess which are correct regarding the consequences of varicella infection.

Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, the latent viral genome remains in the cells of the dorsal root ganglia
The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate years later, often as a result of a bacterial infection
Shingles occurs when the reactivated virus travels down a sensory neuron and damages the cell resulting in postherpetic neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia is typically confined to the trunk where the initial chickenpox rash was localized
The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate when the individual is immunocompromised due to cancer, advanced age, etc.
Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, virions can still be detected in the dorsal root ganglia.

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Infection by the varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. Evaluate the statements below and assess which are correct regarding the consequences of varicella infection.

Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, the latent viral genome remains in the cells of the dorsal root ganglia
The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate years later, often as a result of a bacterial infection
Shingles occurs when the reactivated virus travels down a sensory neuron and damages the cell resulting in postherpetic neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia is typically confined to the trunk where the initial chickenpox rash was localized
The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate when the individual is immunocompromised due to cancer, advanced age, etc.
Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, virions can still be detected in the dorsal root ganglia.

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Infection by the varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. Evaluate the statements below and assess which are correct regarding the consequences of varicella infection. Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, the latent viral genome remains in the cells of the dorsal root ganglia. The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate years later, often as a result of a bacterial infection Shingles occurs when the reactivated virus travels down a sensory neuron and damages the cell resulting in postherpetic neuralgia Postherpetic neuralgia is typically confined to the trunk where the initial chickenpox rash was localized The varicella-zoster virus may reactivate when the individual is immunocompromised due to cancer, advanced age, etc. Individuals who recover from chickenpox are immune to the disease; however, virions can still be detected in the dorsal root ganglia.

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0:00 Hello everyone.

00:02 The question that says that infection by the varycella zoster virus causes chickenpox.

00:08 Evaluate the statements below and assess which are correct regarding the consequences of the varycella infection.

00:16 Okay.

00:16 So first we'll identify with statements are incorrect.

00:20 Now let us take a look at the first statement.

00:23 Now the first statement it says that individuals who recover from chickenpox they are immune to the disease.

00:30 The latent viral genome remains in the cell of the dorsal root candia.

00:35 This option is incorrect because when a person is infected with chicken pox, the body, the memory t cells, it memorizes the viral chicken pox.

00:50 So hence, this disease, it does not affect the body once again, but only under some conditions it may affect the body once again because the viral genome it still remains in the cell even though it does not affect the body.

01:06 Now the next option it says that the varicella -zauster virus may reactivate years later often as a result of bacterial infection.

01:14 This option is incorrect.

01:16 Let us take a look at the next option.

01:18 So the next option it says that stringless occurs when the reactivated virus travels down a sensory neuron and damages the cell resulting in first...

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