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Herpes Zoster Overview

• Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect humans. It causes chickenpox (varicella), a disease most commonly affecting children, teens, and young adults, and herpes zoster (shingles) in older adults.
• Each year, VZV affects 500,000 persons in the U.S. and 10 million people worldwide. In about 10-20% of cases, VZV reactivates later in life within a person’s body, producing a disease known as herpes zoster or shingles. The incidence of herpes zoster is 1.5 to 3.0 cases per 1,000 persons, and is estimated to occur in up to 20% of individuals during their lifetime. The incidence of herpes zoster in the case of 65 years older is 3.9~11.8 people per year per 1,000 people.