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What is shingles the disease

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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster (the same virus that causes chickpox), is a disease that causes a painful, blistering rash.

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Source: Shingles - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases | www.nfid.org

Description: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a disease that causes a painful, blistering rash.

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Shingles is a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes Chickenpox. Thanks for using ChaCha.

Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Also known as herpes zoster, it often appears as a band of MORE?

Mar 27 2009, 04:48pm | Source: Shingles - MayoClinic.com | www.mayoclinic.com

Shingles, (herpes zoster) is a painful skin rash caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). It is the same virus as the chickenpox.

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