Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potential health threat in the highly mobile society of the world. There are also concerns regarding the occurrence of co-infections occurring in COVID-19 patients. Herpes zoster (HZ) is currently being reported as a co-infection in COVID-19 patients. It is a varicella-zoster virus induced viral infection affecting older and immunocompromised individuals. Reactivation of HZ infection in COVID-19 patients are emerging and the mechanism of reactivation is still unknown. The most convincing argument is that increased psychological and immunological stress leads to HZ in COVID-19 patients; this review justifies this argument.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 303-314 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Microbiology |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
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