DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...