Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, but they are separate conditions. Here's how their causes, symptoms, and prevention differ.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 56-year-old male who never had the chicken pox. When the first of my children was born, I had blood tests done to see if I’d ever been exposed. I had not, so I received ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

Chickenpox Symptoms . The varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. The main symptom is a red, itchy rash. This rash typically starts on the chest, back, and face and then spreads to other body parts.

People who have shingles can also spread chicken pox to others. “People develop shingles all the time, so there’s still potential for exposure,” Murase said. A vaccine is available to ...

Shingles is an infection in which the herpes zoster virus resurfaces from a past chicken pox infection. It produces a painful rash on one side of the body, usually around the side of the abdomen ...

Your Health; You Can Get Shingles Under 50. Here’s When to Worry. Starting in 1998, shingles rates increased across all ages for nearly two decades.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 56-year-old male who never had the chicken pox. When the first of my children was born, I had blood tests done to see if I’d ever been exposed.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine.At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine.At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for ...