VARICELLA/ZOSTER (CHICKENPOX/SHINGLES) SURVEILLANCE PROTOCOL FOR ...

contagious and is spread by the airborne route and by direct contact with the skin lesions or oral secretions. Shingles is spread by direct contact with lesions before they are crusted. Disseminated shingles can also be spread by the airborne route. Among susceptible household contacts attack rates are in the range of 65-87%.2,3 ................
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