Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but'
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The Effects of Varicella Zoster on the Skin
Like other herpes viruses, varicella zoster is able to invade our nerve cells. This virus can travel back out again along those nerves back up to the skin surface and cause a similar but different disease that is shingles. These blisters look a lot like the initial blisters of chickenpox. They have like irregular red borders, these raised fluid filled vesicles. And they're often just super painful.
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