Once you've had chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body and can cause shingles later in life as your immune system ...

From the moment you experience the first symptoms of shingles—a skin-tingling sensation followed by a rash on one side of your body—you’ll want to know: How long does shingles last? Shingles—also ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 56-year-old male who never had the chicken pox. When the first of my children was born, I had blood tests done to see if I’d ever been exposed. I had not, so I received the ...

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what ...

If you’ve ever had shingles–a blistering rash that plagues about 1 million Americans each year, most of them elderly–chances are you know how devastating it can be. And if you’ve never had ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- All-Star reliever Kelvin Herrera and Royals right fielder Alex Rios have been diagnosed with chicken pox, raising concerns that others on the AL Central leaders may have been ...

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