herpes zoster

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003161",
  "term": "herpes zoster",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (human herpesvirus 3) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of chickenpox. It involves the sensory ganglia and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area.",
  "synonyms": [
    "localized zoster",
    "shingles disease",
    "zoster (shingles)"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "Varicella zoster virus infections"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "herpes zóster"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/herpes-zoster/"
}