Shingles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Aug 20, 2022 · Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on your body. It typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around the left side or the right …
Shingles - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Aug 20, 2022 · There's no cure for shingles. Early treatment with prescription antiviral drugs may speed healing and lower your risk of complications. These drugs include: Acyclovir (Zovirax) Famciclovir …
Shingles: Not Just A Band of Blisters - Mayo Clinic News Network
Apr 1, 2015 · Shingles (herpes zoster) is a common condition in which the virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus) reactivates after years of lying dormant in your body. As the virus reactivates, …
Shingles vaccine: Should I get it? - Mayo Clinic
Jan 6, 2024 · People who are age 50 and older should get this vaccine to prevent shingles.
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Mayo Clinic Minute: What are eye shingles?
Apr 15, 2019 · Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you've had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body's nerve tissue for years …
Has anyone had severe side effects after receiving the shingles vaccin
Jan 25, 2025 · After experiencing shingles several times in my life I decided to get the shingles vaccine last year in 2024. 5 months afterwards I was diagnosed with shingles on the inside of my body in the …
Shingles affects the nerves - Mayo Clinic
The shingles rash is associated with an inflammation of nerves beneath the skin.
I have shingles and am astounded at how painful it is. Anyone else?
Jul 30, 2025 · Usually it depends on age. I had it at 14: itched, and burned if scratched, but no big deal. As you get older and older, the more pain and severity. Best wishes, and when appropriate, get the …