<P> After a chickenpox infection , the virus remains dormant in the body 's nerve tissues . The immune system keeps the virus at bay , but later in life , usually in an adult , it can be reactivated and cause a different form of the viral infection called shingles ( also known as herpes zoster ) . The United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ( ACIP ) suggests that every adult over the age of 60 years get the herpes zoster vaccine . </P>
<P> After a chickenpox infection , the virus remains dormant in the body 's nerve tissues . The immune system keeps the virus at bay , but later in life , usually in an adult , it can be reactivated and cause a different form of the viral infection called shingles ( also known as herpes zoster ) . The United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ( ACIP ) suggests that every adult over the age of 60 years get the herpes zoster vaccine . </P>
where does chicken pox live in the body
where does chicken pox live in the body
nerve tissues
nerve tissues