Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV)

Aka ChickenPox, Shingles (reactivation)

WHO stage 2 condition in HIV

Zoster treatment


Pregnancy

  • Risk to pregnant woman (10% get pneumonia) and to fetus.

  • If contact with chicken pox, check serology.

  • If non-immune, can administer varicella-zoster immune globulin up to 10 days post-contact.

  • Aciclovir for the disease, not contact.