Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. It is most common in individuals over the age of 50 or those with weakened immune systems.
You can only develop shingles if you have had chickenpox in the past. During a chickenpox infection, the virus remains in a dormant state within nerve cells in your spinal cord. This virus can stay inactive for many years. However, factors such as stress or illness can trigger it to reactivate. When this happens, the virus travels along the nerves to the skin, resulting in shingles.ong the nerves to the skin, resulting in shingles.
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