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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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Shingles is a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus - the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have chickenpox, the virus stays in your body. It may not cause problems for many years. As you get older, the virus may reappear as shingles.
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Shingles information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). ... 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...
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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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Read about shingles symptoms (contagious rash), vaccine, causes (chickenpox [varicella] virus, stress), treatment, how it's transmitted and postherpetic neuralgia. ... What is shingles? What causes shingles?
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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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Herpes zoster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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