Understanding the relationship between infection and stroke has taken on new urgency in
the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This association is not a …

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella
(chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia …

Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), which can be
severe in immunocompromised individuals, infants and adults. Primary infection is followed …

Background and Purpose—Published cohorts of children with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS)
in the 1990s to early 2000s reported 5-year cumulative recurrence rates approaching 20 …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1; human herpesvirus 1) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV;
human herpesvirus 3) are human neurotropic alphaherpesviruses that cause lifelong …

Background Pediatric pancreatitis is an underdiagnosed disease with variable etiology. In
the past 10–15 years the incidence of pediatric pancreatitis has increased, it is now 3.6–13.3 …

Varicella–Zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human alpha herpes virus that causes varicella
(chicken pox) as a primary infection and, following a variable period of latency in different …

Importance One-third of ischemic strokes have no identifiable cause after standard
evaluation. In 2014, researchers termed theseembolic strokes of undetermined source …

Microbial contributions to the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases have
been studied since the advent of germ theory in the 19th century. With the exception of …

Importance Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in elderly
individuals. Diagnosis is confirmed by temporal artery (TA) biopsy, although biopsy results …