Neuralgia, also known as nerve pain, is simply pain along a nerve, or pain that follows the path of a nerve. Read more »

Did you know that the shingles virus is the same virus that causes chickenpox? This comes as a surprise to many people because the severity of the diseases can be so far apart. Read more »

Have you ever seen someone covered in hives? The site can be scary, even more so, when you are the person covered with the outbreak. Read more »

Chickenpox has nearly achieved a rite of passage status among children. Ninety percent of children are affected before they reach 12 years of age. Read more »

Shingles is a disease in humans characterized by the development of the characteristic rash into the patient’s skin. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus is known to be as the Varicella-Zoster virus or simply VZV which becomes dormant in an individual’s body after a case of chickenpox. When the virus reactivates and comes back to life, the person can develop the symptoms of shingles. These symptoms can differ from one person to the other. While there are people infected with the disease can develop very mild symptoms, there maybe some patients, especially in older people, who can develop debilitating symptoms of the infection. There is no way to tell who will develop the symptoms, how severe these symptoms will be or whether the patient will have complications. Read more »

For parents, it isn’t a question of whether your child will get chickenpox, but when. Most children are infected before they reach their teens. Once infected, they won’t get re-infected. Read more »

One of the remarkable things about the virus that causes shingles is that it can remain dormant in the human body for so long after causing the initial infection, which resulted in chickenpox. Another remarkable aspect of this herpes zoster virus is that it is so persistent and resistant to methods that have been used to prevent its spread. Read more »

Work is a hassle. Your boss is always looking over your shoulder and you never seem to get anything done because you can’t concentrate. Then when you finally finish the work day and get to go home your husband and kids expect you to solve all their problems. You never seem to have any time for yourself, time to relax and enjoy a quiet moment. If this sounds like a synopsis of your life, you are not alone. Read more »

Are Shingles contagious? There is a few times that thy are contagious to other people, only if they have not been exposed to this common virus. A person with this condition rash can pass the virus to someone, usually a child, who has never had chickenpox, but the child will develop chickenpox, not shingles. Read more »