Viral Protein May Help Chickenpox Virus Spread Within the Body (IMAGE)

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Viral Protein May Help Chickenpox Virus Spread Within the Body

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Diagram illustrates how varicella zoster virus might be able to take over a protein, potentially hijacking white blood cells and spreading the virus throughout the body.

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González-Motos V, et al. (2017)

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