If a rash has recently appeared on your body, you may suspect you have shingles. Generally, shingles lasts an average of four weeks. Shingles is known for the painful rash it causes, and it can appear ...

Eczema is a condition that causes patches of skin to become dry, inflamed, and irritated,” explains Joel Schlessinger, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Omaha, NE and RealSelf contributor. “It’s ...

After talking to your physician, there are a few things you can do to cope with shingles at home. Use calamine lotion on ...

Peak chickenpox season is growing closer, with the highly contagious disease threatening households and schools across the ...

A team of researchers, led by James Mbinta, believes the shingles vaccine could play a crucial role in reducing the risk of ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

24-25 has since been diagnosed with the virus. Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a contagious illness that causes an itchy rash, red spots, blisters, fever, decreased appetite, headache, cough ...

VARICELLA and herpes zoster are diseases with very different clinical manifestations and age distribution. However, the causative agents of the two syndromes have been shown to be ...

However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...

However, they are advised to watch for common symptoms associated with the disease, such as skin rashes along with fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, sweating, sore throat and cough and to get ...

While many of us get chicken pox as children and recover well, we can later go on to develop shingles ... As for symptoms, shingles usually presents as a rash on the skin. “Before a rash develops, ...