Find out about shingles, including symptoms and what to do if you think you have it.

20 Ean 2025 · Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is a blistery rash which is often painful and which develops in one specific area of the body. Shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox …

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection of an individual nerve and the skin surface served by that nerve (dermatome). It is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the virus …

16 Beal 2025 · People do not catch shingles – it happens to people who have previously been infected with chickenpox. Shingles is infectious for people who have not had chickenpox – but …

Shingles is a painful blistering rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, known as the varicella zoster virus. The virus is called herpes zoster when it …

20 Lún 2022 · Shingles is characterized by pain or a tingling sensation in a limited area on one side of the face or torso, followed by a red rash with small, fluid-filled blisters.

24 Feabh 2025 · What is herpes zoster (shingles)? Herpes zoster is also known as shingles. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After someone has …

Reactivation of the latent virus leads to the clinical manifestations of shingles and is associated with immune senescence or suppression of the immune system e.g. immunosuppressive …

The vaccine helps reduce your risk of getting shingles. If you get shingles after being vaccinated, the symptoms can be much milder. You can get shingles more than once, so it's important to …

24 Márta 2025 · WHO fact sheet on shingles (herpes zoster), including key facts, risk factors, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment and WHO response.