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Definitions of shingles in various dictionaries:
noun - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
noun - building material used as siding or roofing
noun - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
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| Basically "Chickenpox 2: With a Vengeance", this painful rash is outbreak No. 2 of the Varicella-Zoster virus |
| A sign of this infection from the virus that also causes chicken pox is a blistering rash preceded by severe pain |
| Had to hit the drugstore for grandma's pills for this rash disease common in the elderly, aka herpes zoster |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Old World Wisconsin.) On a shaving bench like this one, pioneers would cut these thin pieces of wood to cover their roofs |
| A wonderful vaccine largely for older people can help prevent this disease carried by the same virus as chicken pox |
| The same virus that causes chicken pox in kids may reemerge in adulthood as this ailment |
| These overlapping pieces of material on roofs lent their name to a 19th century style of building |
| Shingles description |
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| Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide stripe either on the left or right side of the body or face. Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or local pain in the area. Otherwise there are typically few symptoms though some may have fever, headache, or feel tired. The rash usually heals within two to four weeks; however, some people develop ongoing nerve pain which can last for months or years, a condition called postherpetic neuralgia. In those with poor immune function the rash may occur widely. If the rash involves the eye, vision loss may occur.Shingles is due to a reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) within a person's body. The disease chickenpox is caused by the initial infection with VZV. Once chickenpox has resolved, the virus may remain inactive in nerve cells. When it reactivates, it travels from the nerve body to t |