Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

Shingles, also called zoster, looks like blisters on the skin and can be excruciating It's the chickenpox virus that reactivates causing a rash and nerve pain. Shingles of the eye can cause ...

One of the main benefits of rubber shingles is their durability in the face of extreme weather conditions. Asphalt shingles tend to loosen in high winds, and impacts from hail or other debris that ...

Different types of skin rashes include those caused by allergic reactions, infections, insect bites, or health conditions. Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

Even if you know how to replace roof shingles in theory, the practice can be much different. Besides the safety issues of working on a roof, you may face problems that require additional roof repairs.

The virus spreads down a nerve pathway to cause a painful blistering rash in the skin area that the nerve wires. In about 8 percent of the more than 1 million new shingles cases in the United States ...

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As of Tuesday afternoon, a severe high wind warning has been issued for the Oregon Coast in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit ...

Housing remained the focus of the NDP on Tuesday, as leader Claudia Chender promised to create a compliance and enforcement ...