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Infectious Varicella Zoster Shed After Space Flight
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Title Infectious Varicella Zoster Shed After Space Flight
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576802?src=rss
Description The stressful environment that astronauts experience during space flights apparently suppresses cell mediated immunity, permitting reactivation and oral shedding of infectious varicella zoster virus (VZV). Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Jul 1, 2008
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