Ultra-violet radiation is responsible for the differences in global epidemiology of chickenpox and the evolution of varicella-zoster virus as man migrated out of Africa

BACKGROUND: Of the eight human herpes viruses, varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and zoster, has a unique epidemiology. Primary infection is much less common in children in the tropics compared with temperate areas. This results in increased adult susceptibility causing outbreaks, for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rice, Philip S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Hypothesis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21513563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-8-189

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21513563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-8-189

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