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Shingles is a re-occurrence of herpes zoster. It is painful.
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Which herpes causes shingles?
Herpes zoster causes shingles.
What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as the shingles?
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
What is another name for herpes zoster?
Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.
What is the word for shingles in spanish?
For the shingles on a roof, "las tejas" For the disease, "herpes zóster"
What are the causes of shingles and what do they go after?
Shingles IS caused by Herpes Zoster virus and it affects the nerves.
Can you sleep in the same bed with someone who has shingles?
Shingles is a herpes virus know as chicken pox (herpes zoster) when it occurs as a child. When it reoccurs in an adult it is called shingles. Chicken pox is contagious but Shingles is not contagious if you had Chicken pox as a child. The most dangerous effect of herpes zoster is when the lesions occur on your retina.
Can you get shingles vaccine if you have had herpes?
Herpes zooster can cause shingles. This type of herpes causes chicken pox. It's slightly different then the herpes that causes cold sores and genital herpes. If you have had chicken pox as a child then you could possibly get shingles later in life.
Viral infection known as shingles?
Shingles is caused by a virus called Herpes Zoster. It is basically the result of chicken pox that has been dormant for years. It emerges years later as shingles.
What type of herpes is girdle herpes?
Herpes zoster, which literally means "girdle herpes," is also known as shingles. It gets its name from the fact that the waist is a common location for an outbreak. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus).
Herpes zoster medical definition?
A herpesvirus that causes shingles and chickenpox, also known as 'shingles'.
What is the medical term for a condition commonly known as shingles?
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
Can you get shingles herpes zoster inside your intestinal track or organs?
It is possible to get shingles or the herpes zoster virus inside of the your intestinal tract or organs. These include the lungs and brain.
