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Jean Hill, 67, has urged extra caution when staying out in the sun after a dose in the heat caused her to develop shingles.

The complications escalated as she was hit with shingles, a distressing rash brought on by viral infection, heightened with ...

If shingles has affected an eye, it can result in temporary or permanent vision loss. There is no cure for shingles, but a vaccine can prevent it or lessen the severity of symptoms.

If shingles has affected an eye, it can result in temporary or permanent vision loss. There is no cure for shingles, but a vaccine can prevent it or lessen the severity of symptoms.

Shingles occurs when the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and then stays in the body after symptoms clear up, becomes reactivated.

“Not only can the vaccine protect you from the painful symptoms of shingles, but now there’s one more reason, and that’s to possibly lower the risk of dementia,” she adds.

“Not only can the vaccine protect you from the painful symptoms of shingles, but now there’s one more reason, and that’s to possibly lower the risk of dementia,” she adds.

The most-overlooked early shingles symptoms About one third of people in the United States will have shingles at some point in their life, and dermatologists can often diagnose it without even having ...

Early shingles symptoms can be overlooked or mistaken for another health issue. Learn about the early shingles symptoms to watch out for.

Traveling with shingles can be tricky. Get all the information you need on the risks and precautions so you can stay safe while on the go.