Prompt medical care is advised. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus lies dormant in your body for years after chickenpox resolves.

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

A.G. ANSWER: I found a handful of studies that showed a benefit to the prevention of shingles; however, the dose was much higher than what would normally be used for herpes simplex -- 800 mg every ...