Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that affects the nerves. It usually produces a painful rash with blisters. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox. Then, it lays dormant in ...

If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage that usually involved a week of itchy fluid-filled blisters, lots of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Shingles is a painful skin condition caused by the same virus as chickenpox. It most often affects people over 50 years old, and outbreaks usually ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

COVID-19 and shingles are both viral infections. Though COVID-19 does not cause shingles, there may be a link between the two conditions. COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease that a person can ...

If you had chickenpox as a child, it’s possible — though uncommon — to develop shingles while pregnant. While shingles can cause uncomfortable symptoms, it won’t harm your baby. Though shingles, or ...

Shingles causes you to develop a blistering rash that can last 2-4 weeks. You will often have flu-like symptoms before the shingles rash develops. Early treatment can prevent complications and speed ...

In the 1990s, an average of 4 million people per year contracted chickenpox in the United States. Now that vaccines are widely available, this number has dropped to about 350,000 per year. After a ...

Solar shingles are small solar panels designed to resemble and replace traditional roofing materials. They are incorporated into the roof itself to generate energy. While solar shingles are an ...

Our steady march into the age of cloud computing leaves mountains of discarded e-waste in its wake — case in point, the once-ubiquitous CD. Rather than recycling discarded CDs, why not roof with them ...