Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a ...

Thus, experts have worried that the pediatric varicella vaccine, by reducing childhood varicella rates, actually could increase zoster rates in the adult population. Researchers calculated ...

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

This study assesses the cost–effectiveness of vaccination against herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia in France, using a published Markov model. The cost–effectiveness of vaccinating ...

The patient had been in close contact with his grandmother, who had active herpes zoster, 3 weeks previously; he had received his MMRV vaccine in the left arm 3 months previously. Varicella zoster ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit ...

"We don't know the long-term side effects of Covid vaccines." That's a claim that's still common to see shared online. But a year is actually considered relatively "long term" when it comes to ...

Considering taking supplements to treat herpes zoster shingles? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of herpes zoster shingles. Follow the links to read ...

While traditional vaccines are designed to prevent disease, researchers are working on something new: therapeutic vaccines, vaccinations that treat an illness after you have it. Therapeutic ...

Healthcare providers recommend the shingles vaccine Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) for people over 50. It's given in two doses, 2-6 months apart, and is 80-90% effective at preventing shingles.