The shingles virus is often associated with painful rashes and nerve discomfort, but recent research suggests getting vaccinated against its effects can protect more than just your skin..
Shingles may develop on your scalp and face if the virus that causes it travels along the trigeminal nerve. It may cause burning pain, itching, and clusters of painful blisters. Prompt medical ...
Shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus. After a patient recovers from chickenpox, a common childhood disease, the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and can reactivate later ...
Hershey Medical Center, Hershey PA. The annual incidence of herpes zoster (HZ; shingles), which is caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV), is about 1 million in the US.
Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...