Scientists Find a Key Driver in Spread of Shingles | Andrew Bubak, PhD (VIDEO)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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The varicella zoster virus, which resides in over 95% of us, causes chicken pox and the more serious shingles infection. CUAnschutz researchers have discovered how the virus spreads so rapidly throughout our bodies, which has opened a path to finding a treatment that could stop shingles and its related complications.

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