Varicella-zoster is part of the herpesvirus family. This group of viruses includes the herpes simplex virus (HSV) that causes cold sores, fever, blisters, genital herpes (a sexually transmitted disease), and the Epstein-Barr virus involved in infectious mononucleosis.einfection with the varicella-zoster virus -- the same virus that causes chickenpox -- is what causes herpes zoster. Herpes zoster (also known as shingles) has only one cause.
The primary shark predators of bottlenose dolphins are the bull shark, tiger shark, dusky shark and great white shark. Shark bite scars on dolphins indicate that sharks typically attempt to ambush dolphins from behind and below. Some researchers think that shark attacks may not even be an attempt to eat a dolphin.
A few species, such as the Caribbean fire sponge Tedania ignis, cause a severe rash in humans who handle them. Turtles and some fish feed mainly on sponges. It is often said that sponges produce chemical defenses against such predators. report in 1997 described use of sponges as a tool by bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia. A dolphin will attach a marine sponge to its rostrum, which is presumably then used to protect it when searching for food in the sandy sea bottom.