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shingles
<dermatology, virology> Disease in adults caused by Varicella zoster virus (Herpetoviridae), that in children causes chicken pox.

Disease arises by reactivation (usually associated with a decline in cell-mediated immunity) of latent virus that persists in spinal or cranial sensory nerve ganglia.