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For more on herpes and the brain (and lots of other stories): Kean, S. (2014). The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.

Info on the Shingles Vaccine: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles

No place to hide for herpes virus (New Scientist): http://bit.ly/1Ray7iq

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Dermatomes and cutaneous nerves – posterior
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Herpes labialis – opryszczka wargowa
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Herpes zoster chest
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Herpesviridae EM PHIL 2171 lores
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Main symptoms of Infectious mononucleosis
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