Shingles
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Herpes zoster, known as shingles because of its appearance, is an infection that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox ('varicella-zoster'). Once a patient has had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in certain nerves in the body and is reactivated when herpes zoster appears. Specifically, rashes in...
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Herpes zoster, popularly known as Shingles, is a rash which manifests in the form of very painful vesicles or blisters and is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox (varicella-zoster). The blisters that appear often follow the path of the nerves of the body that have been affected by the virus,...
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When the chicken pox virus does not disappear completely from our bodies, we run the risk of getting herpes zoster or shingles. This condition presents itself during a weakening of the immune system or due to very severe stress that causes the virus to reactivate itself.
Its symptoms are often intense...
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