2020 Online Salon
Pathology of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Infection
Project Details
- Entrant Name: Sabrina Cappelli
- Membership Type: Student Submission
- Address: Mississauga, Ontario Canada
- Client: Faculty Advisors: Dr. Shelley Wall & Prof. Dave Mazierski, Content Advisor: Dr. John Wong
- Copyright: 2019 Sabrina Cappelli
- Medium/software used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
- Final presentation format: Print, two-page magazine spread
- Primary Audience: Educated lay audience
Project Description
Varicella-zoster is a neurotropic alpha-herpesvirus which causes both chickenpox and shingles in individuals. This magazine spread was created to educate the public on the infection cycle of this virus at the gross, cellular, and molecular scales. The challenge of this piece was communicating the three main phases of this viral infection (primary infection, latency, and reactivation) while addressing the pathological changes that occur at the tissue level over time.
