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Offers resources on shingles (also known as herpes zoster), an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Includes symptoms and diagnosis, causes and risk factors, prevention and treatment.
Information on chickenpox and shingles, how chickenpox is spread, who is at risk, how it can be prevented, and information about the vaccines.
Source: City of Toronto
Shingles or herpes zoster is an adult reactivation of the virus that causes childhood chickenpox. After the chickenpox ends, the virus goes into hibernation in the nerve cells along the spinal cord. Years later, the virus awakens when the immune system is weakened by age, stress or illness.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
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Source: Canada Health Portal
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