Calculation of the Anterograde Velocity of Varicella-Zoster Virions in a Human Sciatic Nerve during Shingles

@Cattlechildren There was indeed a delay between the pain in the spine and the onset of shingles in the case https://t.co/6h13nxeFGr, which estimated the speed of transport at .0015 mm/s. This agrees roughly with in vitro measurements https://t.co/YQZy…

@Cattlechildren Here's how shingles works: a person has chickenpox and recovers, but the virus lurks in a dorsal root ganglion; years later, it flares up there, then travels along the nerves from the infected ganglion to the skin, where it causes shingl…