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Shingles is a viral infection also known as herpes zoster. It is caused by the virus varicella-zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After having chickenpox the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and may reactivate later in life as shingles. Shingles is a disease that causes a very painful rash that wraps around the body from the side up to the breastbone. Several other parts of the body may be affected as well, including the face neck and scalp. Nearly one out of every three Americans will develop shingles at some point in their life. People over the age of 60 and those ...

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