Herpes, shingles, chickenpox (Rerun)

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Chickenpox and shingles are two infections that belong to the group of herpes viruses. In chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus passes through the bloodstream and then reaches the skin where it causes a blister rash.

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Once the rash is gone, the varicella-zoster virus settles in the sensitive nerve ganglia. It can then reactivate years later, and thus lead to the appearance of shingles. How to prevent these infections? How to treat them?

With :

- Dr Pascale Mathelier-Fusade , dermatologist and allergist at the Tenon Hospital in Paris
- Dr Mohamed Maciré Soumah , dermatologist-venereologist at the Department of Dermatology-MST CHU Donka in Conakry.

At the end of the program, we find the sports chronicle of Dr Jean Marc Sène , sports doctor and doctor of the national judo team.

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