Shingles are painful blisters that appear on the surface of the skin.  A nerve infection caused by the chickenpox virus is the cause of attracting shingles.  It occurs rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60).

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Shingles explained

• shingles / herpes zoster: essential facts
• shingles
• shingles
• shingles
• a-z health topics : shingles
• chickenpox and shingles
• shingles

Symptoms

• the symptoms of shingles
• length of symptoms
• signs and symptoms of shingles

Treatment

• Aciclovir (Zovirax tablets)
• treatment of shingles

Research and news

• new tool to measure coma depth
• facts about shingles
• treatment with intravenous and oral antiviral medications may help relieve nerve pain related to shingles