Herpes zoster, or shingles, does not increase the risk of cancer in the general population, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Although herpes zoster is more common in patients with cancer than in those without, it is unknown whether the risk of cancer is...
Giving patients both the herpes zoster and pneumococcal vaccines simultaneously does not seem to undermine the zoster vaccine's protective effect, despite FDA concerns to the contrary, researchers from Kaiser Permanente wrote in the journal Vaccine. The package insert of the zoster vaccine says...
if the infected area is covered the whole time is it possible to spread shingles? i know what shingles are, im just not entirely sure on how easily they spread. my partner has them at the moment, i have never even had chicken pox so we are careful all the time but just curious about the sex part...
When I was about 15 I got shingles and never got the chicken pox until I was 17... Is that normal? I've been reading about shingles and it says that if you do get the shingles, you're supposed to get them after chicken pox... Is that normal? Oh another thing.. This is different. Sometimes I get...
Is my shingles real bad?
Hello all, I first had Shingles when i was 18 , it started on the left side of my stomach real bad and then it went around my back and to my neck i couldnt take the pain no more and went to the E.R but if you know Hialeah Hospital you know its not the best of hospitals...
i have had shingles, if my children have chicken pox will i break out again? is it safe for me to be pregnant. if i have an outbreak of shingles before my kid has had chicken pox will i make them get chicken pox?