Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

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

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a ...

Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea ... or PHN, the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially in patients over age 65. “Up until now, there ...

Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea ... or PHN, the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially in patients over age 65. "Up until now, there has ...

the virus awakens in the nerve that supplies the forehead and eye, a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when inside ...

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

which can cause nerve damage, chronic nerve pain and sometimes inflammation of the brain, according to Edwards. "Shingles becomes more common with each decade past 50," she said. "This vaccine ...

such as a pinched nerve. • Inflammatory pain, which happens in response to tissue damage and inflammation. Common causes include infections, such as shingles, and autoimmune conditions ...