Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst ...

Researchers from Stanford and Oxford suggest that a common virus which a million Americans deal with each year could be ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst babies and young kids, anyone who’s not vaccinated can contract it.

Shingles appear as a painful rash on the body or face. The rash will blister and scab over, which can take weeks to clear. The extent of the virus is nerve pain that can last for years. Shingles is a ...

Common shingles vaccine (Shingrix) side effects include mild pain and redness at the injection site. Some people have fatigue, headache, and fever after getting the shingles shot. The side effects of ...