However, antiviral medicines tend to be most effective when administered within 72 hours of the onset of symptoms ... India, ...

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

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

Niamh said: “One of the more severe symptoms of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia, which is long-term nerve pain that can last months or even years after the rash heals. It can feel like ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

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 ...

The highly neuroinflammatory disease caused by herpes zoster (HZ) virus triggers a painful, itchy rash ... with symptoms manifesting at a later age. “For those who show early neurological changes of ...

Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be hard to identify a skin rash since many cause similar symptoms. A skin rash is generally defined as an area of irritated ...

People with diabetes are 38% more likely to contract shingles [1] People with diabetes have six times greater risk of being ...

A person with shingles experiences painful symptoms represented by a rash that lasts from a week to several weeks. He explained that about 20% of those affected by shingles suffer from long-term ...