Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images/triocean If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MDMedically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Certain skin conditions and viral rashes can be mistaken for shingles by some, but rarely by health professionals who know what ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Shingles are more than just painful. A new study suggests that they may increase the risk of stroke. Shingles is caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus, also called ...

Mayo Clinic reports that there is no cure for shingles. It can occur in people who have had varicella (chickenpox) since it is a reactivation of the same virus. Shingles is only contagious through ...

Shingles is the reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body. After contracting chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus may lie dormant in nerves. It reappears as shingles when the body experiences ...

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Research published on Tuesday is the latest to suggest that the viral disease shingles can be harmful to our long-term brain health. Scientists have shown that people who have had shingles were about ...

If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage that usually involved a week of itchy fluid-filled blisters, lots of ...