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  • Shingles

    by Dr. Karen Leggett
    Shingles is an infection caused by the same virus that produces chickenpox. After childhood, the chickenpox virus remains in nerves in a dormant state. If immunity to the virus wanes, the infection may become reactivated, producing a painful skin eruption commonly called shingles. This relapse has its peak occurrence between the ages of 50 and 70 years.
    Posted in Infection, Shingles, Virus