Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS

PRODUCT USE

Enveloped icosahedral capsid with a diameter of 100 nm. This is a dsDNA herpesviridae and
an alphaherpesvirinae.

SYNONYMS

VZV, "Human Herpesvirus 3", Chickenpox, Shingles, "Herpes Zoster"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  The dust may produce eye discomfort causing smarting, pain and redness.  

INHALED

  INCUBATION PERIOD:  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are by skin contact, accidental injection (needle stick), ingestion and/or inhalation of aerosols. Symptoms and longer term effects are related to the pathology of the infection.