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2. Treating Shingles - US News and World Report
Many people are able to manage the pain of shingles with over-the-counter pain medications.
3. Health: Shingles Related Links - US News and World Report
More information on shingles is available at these websites recommended by the U.S.News & World Report Library:
4. Herpes zoster
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Herpes zoster (shingles) is a painful, blistering skin rash due to acute infection with the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. See also: Ramsay Hunt syndrome • Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
5. Chicken Pox and Shingles
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Chicken pox (varicella) is a highly infectious, acute viral illness caused by the varicella zoster virus. The illness is characterized by a generalized pruritic, vesicular rash with fever and systemic symptoms usually lasting from seven to ten days....• Author: KARIN GALIL, JANE SEWARD Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
6. Shingles: Symptoms and Complications -- Information from the Merck Manual
Chronic pain in areas of skin supplied by nerves infected with herpes zoster is called postherpetic neuralgia. Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Some people with shingles feel unwell and have chills, a fever,... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198e.html#sec17-ch198-ch198e-870
7. Shingles - MayoClinic.com
Vaccines can help reduce the risk of shingles, while early treatment can help shorten a shingles infection and minimize the chance of complications. Also known as herpes zoster, it often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingles/DS00098
8. Pharmacoepidemiology
Although this age group accounts for a large proportion of the 9300 annual varicella related hospitalizations in the US, complications are substantially more frequent for those below one year of age and older than the age of 15 (13) The most... http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/DDIL/varicella.htm |
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