Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness — a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy ...

Shingles may develop on your scalp and face if the virus that causes it travels along the trigeminal nerve. It may cause burning pain, itching, and clusters of painful blisters. Prompt medical ...

shingles on the scalp might also cause headaches or weakness on one side of the face (which can cause the affected side to look droopy.) Shingles is caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster ...

Thankfully, recent studies suggest that a shingles vaccine could not only protect against the rash but also reduce the ...

If you have had chickenpox, you are at risk of developing shingles. Shingles occurs when the dormant virus is reactivated, usually years after the initial infection. Shingles causes a painful rash ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst babies and young kids, anyone who's not vaccinated can contract it.

There are more than 10 common skin diseases seen in adults, such as acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), cold sores, hives, and psoriasis. It can be difficult to identify these skin problems by ...

A study by researchers at the University of Bristol exploring patients’ understanding and experience of shingles has found ...

In a statement, GSK Malaysia (GSK) said the disease arises from dormant VZV in the nervous system of adults aged 50 and above ...

One year after the second vaccine dose, the anti-gE antibody immune response to amezosvatein continues to be non-inferior to ShingrixSEATTLE, ...