Chickenpox Temporarily Boosts Immunity to Shingles (image)

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Re-exposure to chickenpox as adult, having experienced it as a child, boosts immunity to shingles for only two years. This contrasts to the 20 years previously thought.

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With credit to eLife and link to paper http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07116

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