{ SHINGLES }


A Childhood Virus Strikes Again


Shingles is one of the more painful conditions that can affect you as you get older. Also known as zoster or herpes zoster, it is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox and has no relation to the sexually transmit- ted genital herpes virus. It can develop in anyone who has already recovered from chicken pox, often striking after lying dormant for years — even decades.


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If you’ve had chicken pox, you can develop this painful rash Who Gets Shingles


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there are one million cases of shingles in the United States each year, about half of them in people over the age of 60.


In addition to age, other factors that increase the risk for shingles include having a medical condition that weakens


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