Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

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

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next day, as she was pushing her hair back on that side of her head, she ...

By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

Also called ‘herpes zoster’, shingles occurs when the varicella zoster virus causing childhood chickenpox re-emerges from sensory ganglion nervous system cells where the virus lies dormant after ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir (Valtrex) be a game changer for eye disease? Long-term, low-dose antiviral ...

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People who get chickenpox at a young age are susceptible to shingles. The highly contagious illness, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, remains dormant in the nervous system for years, where it can ...

GSK on Wednesday said its vaccine sales would fall this year, after a weaker-than-expected performance for its respiratory ...

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