Mar 07 2024 54 mins 1
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on your body. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Postherpetic neuralgia happens if nerve fibers get damaged during an outbreak of shingles. Most cases of shingles cause severe pain and itching, and can leave scars. Shingles can lead to serious complications involving the eye, including blindness. Very rarely, shingles can also lead to pneumonia, hearing problems, brain inflammation and death. How to prevent, minimize and treat this harmful infection with be the focus of this show.
