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Alternate Name(s): Shingles ...... Herpes zoster is an acute , localized infection with varicella-zoster virus, which causes a painful, blistering rash.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000858.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000858.htm#Definition
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Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox — the varicella-zoster virus. The first sign of shingles is often burning or tingling pain, or sometimes numbness or itch, in one particular location on only one side of the body.
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm
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Learn about shingles (herpes zoster), a painful, contagious rash caused by the chickenpox virus (varicella-zoster). Read on for treatment and vaccine information. ... What causes shingles?
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www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/shi...
www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/shingles-topic-overview
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Read about shingles symptoms (contagious rash), vaccine, causes (chickenpox [varicella] virus, stress), treatment, how it's transmitted and postherpetic neuralgia. ... Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve Pain...
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www.medicinenet.com/shingles/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/shingles/article.htm
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Fact sheet explaining shingles, causes and treatment from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. ... Understanding Shingles...
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www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/shinglesFS.htm
www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/shinglesFS.htm
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Shingles — Comprehensive overview covers causes, symptoms, treatments and prevention, which includes the Zostavax vaccine. ... Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Although shingles can occur anywhere on your body, it most often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of your back...
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingles/DS00098
www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingles/DS00098
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Herpes zoster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herpes zoster (or simply zoster ), commonly known as shingles and also known as zona , is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster
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