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Name of Virus: Varicella Zoster Virus

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  1. Department of Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, One Innovation Drive, Biotech 3, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA

    Ali Akalin M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, One Innovation Drive, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA

    Armando E. Fraire M.D.

  3. Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Richard L. Kradin M.D.

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Akalin, A., Fraire, A.E., Kradin, R.L. (2014). Varicella Zoster Virus. In: Fraire, A., Woda, B., Welsh, R., Kradin, R. (eds) Viruses and the Lung. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40605-8_7

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