It seems that a sudden drop in immune defenses, perhaps linked to strong psychophysical stress, can favor the reactivation of the virus ⬇ Check 1st comment for more
If you had chickenpox as a child, you might think you’re safe for life. However, the virus that causes chickenpox, called varicella-zoster, can hide in your body’s nerve cells and reactivate years later as shingles. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection that usually affects one side of the body. It causes a painful,…