Shingles

Chickenpox is a viral infection that causes an itchy red-spotted rash. It’s also incredibly contagious so it’s important to get informed. Here’s what you need to know about chickenpox. 

Ramsay Hunt syndrome, also known as herpes zoster oticus, is a rare type of shingles. It occurs when a shingles outbreak affects a facial nerve near one ear causing facial paralysis and hearing loss in one ear. To learn more, we’ve created a complete overview of this condition, including symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. 

Mais de 1 milhão de americanos sofrem de herpes-zóster a cada ano. Às vezes, as cobreiro podem ser difíceis de identificar porque muitas vezes imitam outras condições, como hera venenosa ou sarna. Alguns sinais reveladores de herpes zoster incluem bolhas, coceira, dor de cabeça, febre, calafrios e fadiga extrema. Se você suspeitar que tem herpes […]

According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, roughly one in three Americans will develop shingles during their lifetime. Shingles is non-contagious viral infection. The disease causes a painful skin rash and can lead to complications that will warrant hospitalisation. Shingles causes less than 100 deaths in the United States each year, though around […]

The painful, blistering rash can be somewhat mild for some but excruciating for others, which is why it should be taken seriously. We look at 13 facts about shingles, including how to prevent it.

When you think of shingles, you probably think of roofing materials first (maybe). However, while shingles are a very real health threat to many people, there is a vaccine and there is some misinformation floating around about it. Let’s attempt to clear up six things about shingles, so you’re better prepared to deal with it if it rears its ugly head.

When it comes to calming the angry itching and pain from a shingles rash (caused by the same virus as chickenpox), you may be able to eat your way to relief. The following four foods are things you might want to consider eating even if you’re not suffering from shingles, as they are packed with goodness.

There are some treatments available for shingles, and even vaccines to help prevent it, but one thing you can do to alleviate some of the symptoms is to change your diet. The best way to help relieve shingles and help speed up the recovery process is to avoid these 6 foods.

Shingles is a painful infection of a nerve that can be debilitating – it’s more severe than chickenpox, which is caused by the same virus called varicella-zoster. Shingles typically strikes those over 50-years old who has already had chickenpox, with the virus reactivating. While there are prescription antiviral medicines designed to tackle shingles, they really […]

Each year more than 1 million Americans suffer with shingles, an itchy, blistering rash caused by herpes zoster, which is the same viral infection that afflicts the nerve roots and causes chickenpox. We look into the most common symptoms associated with shingles.