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Originally Posted by jnieman
Do you know what could cause you to have a decrease in your Varicella Zoster Virus Immunity? It is my husband with the shingles. Should we worry that there may be an underlying problem that could have brought this on?
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The two biggest factors that cause a decrease in VZV specific immunity are 1) advancing age and 2) psychological stress such as depression. There may be other factors, but I don't recall them (I too suffer from advancing age). But I believe that those are the 2 main factors for the decrease in immunity.