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

Internal shingles, or zoster sine herpete (ZSH), is a medical condition that occurs due to the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It's a form of shingles that affects other body ...

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

She said: "I learned 99 percent of adults 50 and older already have the virus that causes shingles inside their body. "Even though not everyone will get it, we hope to motivate people to ask their ...