Shingles can be a very painful experience that affects around one in four adults in their lifetime. The infection, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which also ...

If you've ever had shingles, you know just how painful they can be. What begins as an itchy, burning or tingling sensation on the skin can quickly turn into a painful, blistering rash days later.

If you were born before 1990, you may remember spending a week home from school with the chickenpox before a vaccine became widely available in 1995. Once you’ve had chickenpox, you’re highly unlikely ...

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may not only protect against the viral infection but also slow down biological ageing in older people. Researchers from the University of Southern California ...

An 81-year-old man experienced five days of prodromic GI symptoms (distension, hyperactive peristalsis but no diarrhea, no emesis) prior to the onset of left lower-quadrant herpes zoster. The pain, ...

Iraan-Sheffield ISD is notifying families of a confirmed case of shingles, also known as herpes zoster, reported within the ...

There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

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Tingling, numbness, or pain on the skin Blisters full of fluid that ooze when they open Soreness around the eyes or ears that make hearing and seeing a bit harder Numbness Skin sensitivity Mayo Clinic ...