If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what ...

Once you've had chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body and can cause shingles later in life as your immune system ...

Shingles has four stages. It starts with a tingling pain, followed by a rash that turns into blisters that eventually crust ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The varicella vaccine is highly effective and decreases chickenpox cases significantly.Chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before you develop a rash and until ...

From the moment you experience the first symptoms of shingles—a skin-tingling sensation followed by a rash on one side of your body—you’ll want to know: How long does shingles last? Shingles—also ...

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is the result of reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which initially causes varicella (chickenpox). Following primary infection, VZV ...

A 65-year-old male requests a zoster immunization because his spouse has come down with shingles. He does not have symptoms of varicella or zoster and is unsure if he had chickenpox as a child or ...

If you’ve ever had chickenpox in your childhood, chances are you’re likely to develop shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles — a painful, blistering rash — only affects older ...

Kristin Davis is opening up about her 'scary' experience developing shingles on her face while filming a TV show: 'I got a blistery rash that went down my face.' ...

Researchers think the virus that causes shingles may increase the risk of heart disease by damaging blood vessels and causing inflammation and blood clots. Adults who got the shingles vaccine had a 23 ...