Sandbox: Dr.Reddy

• VZV can be spread by varicella or herpes zoster carrying:
  • Patients
  • Health care providers
  • Visitors
• Individuals susceptible to the be infected by VZV include:
  • Patients and health care providers in hospitals
  • Long-term-care facilities
  • Other healthcare settings
• These transmissions have been attributed to
  • Delays in the diagnosis of varicella and zoster
  • Delay in the reporting of varicella and zoster
  • Failures to promptly implement control measures