The shingles vaccine is recommended for healthy adults age 50 or older, and also for anyone age 19 years or older who has a ...

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox, ...

Shingles is a painful rash which occurs in someone who has previously had chickenpox. Ever since your mother had chickenpox the Varicella Zoster virus which caused it has laid silently in the ...

As adults age, the greater their chances of getting shingles. That is why health care experts recommend all adults 50 and ...

AS HEART diseases rise among the top causes of death in the country, a local health expert warns Cebuanos aged 50 and above with hypertensive heart disease abou ...

6. Shingles can be triggered at any age. We still don’t know exactly what causes the chickenpox, or varicella-zoster, virus to reactivate, but it can happen at any age. The risk increases as we ...

This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

So, what exactly is shingles? Read on to find out more. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. If ...