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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. Unlike chickenpox, you can't catch shingles from someone who has it.

Early signs of shingles include burning or shooting pain and tingling or itching, usually on one side of the body or face. The pain can be mild to severe. Blisters then form and last from one to 14 days. If shingles appears on your face, it may affect your vision or hearing. The pain of shingles may last for weeks, months or even years after the blisters have healed.

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  1. Shingles (National Library of Medicine)  
    Shingles is a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus - the same virus that causes chickenpox. After ... you get older, the virus may reappear as shingles. Unlike chickenpox, you can't catch shingles from ...
  2. Shingles Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)  
    Shingles Introduction Shingles is a disease that causes severe pain and blisters in the face or the ... zoster, lies dormant in ganglia. Central Nervous System Shingles Only people who have had chicken pox can ...
  3. Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)  
    ... 26, 2012 Select a Language: Fact Sheet 509 Herpes Zoster (Shingles) WHAT IS SHINGLES? SHINGLES AND HIV HOW IS SHINGLES TRANSMITTED? HOW IS SHINGLES TREATED? CAN SHINGLES BE ...
  4. Herpes zoster ... becomes dormant) in certain nerves in the body. Shingles occurs after the virus becomes active again in ... is not clear. Often only one attack occurs. Shingles may develop in any age group, but you ...
  5. Shingles (Herpes Zoster) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... message, please visit this page: About CDC.gov . Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Share Compartir Add this to... Añadir en... Favorites ... 3 people in the United States will develop shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster. There ...
  6. Shingles (and Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus) (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    MENU Return to Web version Shingles Overview What is shingles? Shingles is another name for a condition called "herpes zoster." It is an infection that results from ...
  7. ... of this page please turn Javascript on. Feature: Shingles Protecting Yourself From Shingles Past Issues / Winter 2010 Table of Contents "I wouldn't wish shingles on my worst enemy!" That's frequently the reaction ...
  8. Shingles: Hope through Research From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Shingles: Hope Through Research See a list of all NINDS Disorders Get Web page suited for printing ... Italics are defined in the Glossary. What is Shingles? Scientists call the virus that causes chickenpox/shingles ...
  9. Protect Yourself against Shingles: Get Vaccinated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... Favorites Delicious Digg Google Bookmarks Protect Yourself against Shingles: Get Vaccinated Almost 1 out of 3 people ... problems (when shingles affects the eye). Older Adults & Shingles Adults age 60 years or older are more ...
  10. Shingles Vaccine: Should I Get It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Shingles Basics In-Depth Multimedia Expert Answers Resources Reprints A single copy of this article may be reprinted for personal, noncommercial use only. Shingles vaccine: Should I get it? By Mayo Clinic ...
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