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Those who did get vaccinated received what’s known as a live zoster vaccine, an older option that contains a weakened form of the varicella zoster virus that causes shingles.—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025 Shingles is a rash brought on by the varicella zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The link between the zoster vaccine and a lower dementia risk has been strengthened in new research.—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Suppressing the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus reduces dementia onset.—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zoster
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Etymology
borrowed from Latin zōstēr, borrowed from Greek zōstḗr "belt, girdle, shingles," from zōs-, base of zṓnnȳmi, aorist ézōsa "(I) gird(ed)" + -tēr, suffix of instruments — more at zone entry 1
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