varicella zoster virus

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   the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

   Broaderherpes

Questions about varicella zoster virus

What does varicella zoster virus mean?

varicella zoster virus means "the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox".

Is varicella zoster virus a common word?

varicella zoster virus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.