Shingles can be hard to diagnose, especially if you’re younger—in part because people don’t expect younger adults to get it. That said, being told you have the viral infection and not a random rash ...

Shingles can be a very painful experience that affects around one in four adults in their lifetime. The infection, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which also ...

A: Shingles, the painful and blistery rash that arises when the chickenpox virus becomes reactivated, can be contagious, but only for people who are not already immune to chickenpox. Those who have ...