Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that affects the nerves. It usually produces a painful rash with blisters. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox. Then, it lays dormant in ...

If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage that usually involved a week of itchy fluid-filled blisters, lots of ...

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Shingles is a painful skin condition caused by the same virus as chickenpox. It most often affects people over 50 years old, and outbreaks usually ...

Internal shingles, or zoster sine herpete (ZSH), is a rare condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and presents with typical shingles symptoms but without the characteristic skin rash.

Shingles causes you to develop a blistering rash that can last 2-4 weeks. You will often have flu-like symptoms before the shingles rash develops. Early treatment can prevent complications and speed ...

If you had chickenpox as a child, it’s possible — though uncommon — to develop shingles while pregnant. While shingles can cause uncomfortable symptoms, it won’t harm your baby. Though shingles, or ...

A bout of shingles may increase your risk for other serious health conditions — namely, a stroke or a heart attack — a new study finds. People in the study who had shingles, a disease caused by the ...