Dr. Steven Ito, owner, House Call Medical Practice | Feb 1, 2018 | February - March 2018, Health
Shingles is a blistering rash that is caused by a virus called herpes zoster. It effects approximately one million people in America every year. The herpes zoster virus, what we call shingles, is actually the same virus as the chicken pox you may have experienced as a child.
Ritabelle Fernandes, MD | Aug 1, 2013 | Articles, August - September 2013, Health
Shingles also known as Herpes Zoster causes a painful rash that usually is located on one side of the body. Shingles is caused by the varicellazoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus can enter the nervous...
