Shingles is not contagious, but someone with an active rash can transmit the virus to other people through direct skin-to-skin contact. Shingles — also known as herpes zoster — is caused by ...

The symptoms are typically rather vague at first: pain, itching, fatigue. Might it be shingles? Dr Kerstin Lommel, chief ...

However, internal shingles is uncommon. It's also easy to misdiagnose because it doesn’t present with skin rashes. It can ...