Shingles, or varicella-zoster, is a viral infection that causes a painful blistering skin rash. While it can occur anywhere on your body it most often appears as a skin stripe of blisters that can wrap around the left or right side of your torso.
The varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox, causes shingles. If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your nerve tissue for years before reactivating.
Its symptoms usually affect a small section of one side of the body. Common symptoms include pain, burning, tingling, itching, red rashes, blisters, fever, and headache.
Although there’s no cure for shingles, early treatment with antiviral drugs can ease symptoms and reduce the risk of complications. Options include antiviral medicines, pain relievers, and topical antibiotics to help kill the virus, alleviate pain, and prevent bacterial infection.
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Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who has had chickenpox may develop shingles later in life, as the virus lies dormant…
