Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

The launch of the GSK ‘Understanding Shingles’ research findings aims to raise awareness and address the lack of knowledge ...

Shingles is a common condition that lies dormant in a third of adults over their lifetime. A pharmacist has shared the key ...

That’s what he did in his new paper to test the emerging idea that dementia can be caused by the shingles virus. Social scientists have been using these methods for decades, but very few ...

Emerging research from Stanford University and other leading institutions suggests that the shingles virus, which affects ...

A pharmacist is urging the public to be on alert for shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults ...

Shingles and chickenpox are two different diseases caused by the same varicella-zoster virus. Also known as herpes zoster, shingles is a painful skin condition. After you've had chickenpox ...

Shingles, which can lead to a painful rash and, in extreme cases, blindness or hearing loss, is a viral infection that comes ...

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year ...