2. Shingles Information for Consumers
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a disease that causes a painful, blistering rash. It occurs year-round and can affect up to one million Americans every year. The risk of getting shingles increases with age, but shingles can also occur in.....
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3. Shingles Information Page: 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 tingling pain, or sometimes numbness or it...
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4. Shingles Information For Health Professionals - Minnesota Dept. of Health
Varicella chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases, 11th Edition (May 2009). Includes information on herpes zoster, the recurrent varicella infection known as shingles.
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