2 3 4 11 The shingles virus can cause a painful, itchy rash, with blisters that wrap in a linear form around one side of the face, trunk or body. In addition to the initial painful condition there can ...

and body aches Shingles can also cause a complication called postherpetic neuralgia. This condition causes nerve pain and burning in the skin that continues even after the shingles rash goes away. A ...

Shingles risk in Vietnam is soaring, fueled by a rise in chickenpox cases and an aging population. In Vietnam, hospitals have ...

Vaccinations are also available for another virus — varicella-zoster, which causes chicken pox. Once a person recovers from chicken pox, the virus stays dormant in the body. If the virus reactivates, ...

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These findings show the "long-term implications" of shingles and highlight the importance of public health efforts to prevent the infection, Curhan noted. The vaccination has been shown to be 90% ...

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Some people continue to bear the burden of shingles for years — with long-term vision loss or nerve pain. Lowe was only 40 when he got sick, and he said he wants people to know that shingles can ...

Shingles inflames the nerves, and even now, more than three years later, the intense pain she experienced is seared in her mind. “On a scale of one to 10, it was a 10,” said Greeley ...