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

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I'm one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be hard to identify a skin rash since many cause similar symptoms. A skin rash is generally defined as an area of irritated ...

Home remedies for shingles can provide relief from symptoms although they won't cure you of the condition. Natural at-home treatments include therapeutic baths, cool compresses, soothing paste, and ...

We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus which also causes chickenpox. While the immune system can generally shake off the symptoms of chickenpox, HZV lies dormant and – if a person becomes ...

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It's understood shingle vaccines across the Island will no longer be funded by Manx Care. It's after a pensioner, who was scheduled to get one this month, told Manx Radio he received a call from ...

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