Shingles rashes typically develop on the chest, neck, forehead, and lower back, but they can also appear anywhere on the body, including the face and scalp. Pain may peak as you notice a rash ...

In Cantonese, shingles – a virus that causes a painful rash – is known as sang se, or “growing snakes”, because of the way the rash seems to creep like a snake under the skin.

Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the chicken pox virus and results in a nasty skin rash and fever. The vaccine programme started in England in 2013 and 5.5m people were eligible for the ...