You can't pass shingles directly to another person, but you can transmit the virus that causes shingles, which is the same ...

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what causes it — and what doesn’t.

A campaign launched by Gesy is urging people to take shingles seriously and get the free vaccine. People over 60 are ...

CNN: Is shingles contagious? Wen: You cannot get shingles by being in contact with someone who has shingles. However, someone who never had chickenpox or didn’t get the chickenpox vaccine can get the ...

Shingles has four stages. It starts with a tingling pain, followed by a rash that turns into blisters that eventually crust ...

Shingles is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster virus – “VZ virus” or just “VZV.” Almost all adults have been infected with this virus. Many became infected in childhood. Once you are infected ...

The recombinant herpes zoster vaccine is effective in older adults regardless of a patient’s immunocompromised status, based ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The varicella vaccine is highly effective and decreases chickenpox cases significantly.Chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before you develop a rash and until ...

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications. Now it ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. (CNN) — Although the two-dose ...