In the condition ________, a virus infects posterior root ganglia, causing a painful rash whose distribution corresponds to that of the affected sensory nerves as seen in their dermatomes

A) myasthenia gravis
B) neuronal damage
C) shingles
D) chickenpox
E) Hodgkin's disease


C

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