Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Shingles develops when that virus re-activates ... “I’ve fallen off my bike, knocked out my two front teeth, have a bun on my leg. I’m a bit of a klutz. I backed up against the tailpipe ...

Shingles is a painful rash which occurs in someone ... This might be a patch on her back or along a wrist but can be anywhere on one side of her body. The rash consists of little fluid filled ...

It was just the two of us, and he started laying shingles on ... was on its last legs to a custodian friend in Albuquerque, and he drove it for five more years. In my line of work talking to ...

Once you’re on the roof, test the shingles surrounding the damaged area to see if they’re loose. Use a pry bar to carefully peel back damaged shingles and pry loose the nails that hold the ...

There is a vaccine for shingles that's more than 90% effective but only about a quarter of eligible adults get it. "I'm hoping that we help a lot of people," Cohen said. "I really, that is my ...

Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) right cheek. The active blisters lasted ...

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 ...