Combined #measles-#mumps-#rubella-#varicella vaccine and febrile #convulsions: the risk considered in the broad context

📌 Febrile convulsion (FC), also called febrile seizure, is defined as an occasional seizure accompanied by fever >38°C that occurs in 2%–5% of children aged between 6 months and 5 years who do not have previous central nervous system (CNS) infection, a metabolic disturbance, or a history of afebrile seizures

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14760584.2023.2252065

''During the 2022 #global #outbreak, #mpox in #Nigeria was more severe among those with advanced #HIV disease and concomitant #varicella zoster virus infection. Proactive #screening, management of co-infections, the integration and strengthening of mpox and HIV surveillance, and preventive and treatment services should be prioritised in Nigeria and across Africa.''

Gli anticorpi della #varicella proteggono dall'Herpes #zoster?

📌 “ La presenza di anticorpi contro il virus della varicella non protegge dall'Herpes Zoster. Anzi la presenza di anticorpi (che perdurano tutta la vita) è segno di una malattia pregressa e quindi della possibilità di riattivazione del virus con conseguente sintomatologia da Herpes Zoster. La vaccinazione nel suo caso è assolutamente raccomandata”

https://www.repubblica.it/salute/dossier/vaccini/2023/06/16/news/anticorpi_varicella_infezione_herpes_zoster-404658111/?rss

“Ho fatto il vaccino contro la #varicella da piccolo, sono protetto dall'herpes #zoster?”

📌 Alcune domande relative all’herpes zoster

https://www.repubblica.it/salute/dossier/vaccini/2023/05/26/news/vaccino_herpes_zoster_varicella_domande_lettori-399830839/?rss

👉 It's not always a trivial disease

#Varicella associated neuropsychiatric syndrome (#VANS) in two #pediatric cases

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354623000169?via%3Dihub

Over the course of the past 25 years since the CDC recommended chickenpox vaccination: 91 million cases, 238,000 hospitalizations, and ~2,000 deaths have been prevented.

Source: 23 February 2023 CDC ACIP Meeting (PDF)

#Vaccination #Vaccines #Varicella #ChickenPox #CDC #PublicHealth #Health #Medicine

Study: Persistent varicella zoster virus infection following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination was associated with the presence of encoded spike protein in the lesion

Conclusion:
We presented a case of persistent VZV infection following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and the presence of spike protein in the affected skin. Further vigilance of the vaccine side effect and investigation for the role of SP is warranted.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cia2.12278

#COVID19 #COVID #vaccine #mrna #mrnavaccine #SpikeProtein #Zoster #varicella #chickenpox

#Brazil, São Paulo tem aumento de 65% de casos de catapora {#chickenpox, #varicella} e registra 56 surtos da doença no ano, https://portal.fiocruz.br/noticia/sao-paulo-tem-aumento-de-65-de-casos-de-catapora-e-registra-56-surtos-da-doenca-no-ano