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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have heard the words shingles and chickenpox bandied about together, and for good reason — the two illnesses go hand in ...

Different kinds of skin rashes include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. Treatment depends on what's causing your rash, but it may involve medications or lifestyle changes. It's best to get ...

Brits have been issued a warning over a four-week illness that “most people” don’t realise can be really serious. This “painful” condition kills around 50 people in the UK every year.

People who get chickenpox at a young age are susceptible to shingles. The highly contagious illness, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, remains dormant in the nervous system for years, where it can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: For the past seven years, I have had an itch under my shoulder blade on my back. It stretches from the left side to the center. There is no rash or anything visible on the skin; it ...

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus - the same virus that leads to chickenpox. People who have had chickenpox can then develop shingles. While recovering from chickenpox, the virus enters ...

Everyone over 50 should get the shingles vaccine. Shingrix protects against shingles, and this vaccine may also be good for ...