Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox, ...

When a 60-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain shows positive Carnett’s and pinch signs, physicians suspect ACNES — but they are wrong.

Two words come to mind for Elizabeth Banks after her showdown with shingles: "Not fun." ...

DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to the virus to ‘get it over with’ – ...

Can you imagine a rash so painful that it disrupts your ... "Shingles is caused by the Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), the same virus responsible for chickenpox. If you’ve had chickenpox, the ...

Donna Kelce, mother of NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce, highlights the painful condition of shingles, urging those over 50 ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens ... highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, vesicular rash on the face, chest, back and stomach. The virus is primarily ...

Cases of the common childhood infection can soar between March and May and there's one symptom many would not recognise ...

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus responsible for chickenpox. If left untreated, shingles can lead to ...

AS HEART diseases rise among the top causes of death in the country, a local health expert warns Cebuanos aged 50 and above with hypertensive heart disease abou ...

“The virus can be spread from person to person by direct contact, inhalation of aerosols from vesicular fluid of skin lesions of acute varicella or zoster (the fluid from the rash blisters); and ...

This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.