While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...

Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus which also causes chickenpox. While the immune system can generally shake off the symptoms of chickenpox, HZV lies dormant and – if a person becomes ...

Symptoms of shingles in the eye usually begin with a burning ... This may continue for years afterward and is an issue for about 10% of younger people with shingles. The rate is about 40% for people ...

A guide to shingles with the NHS website answering questions like what is the cause, is it contagious, and is there a ...