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Objective The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of herpes zoster (HZ) and to ...

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is the result of reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which initially causes varicella (chickenpox). Following primary infection, VZV ...

October 8, 2009 — A new epidemiological study suggests that the risk for stroke, both ischemic and hemorrhagic, is increased by 30% after a herpes zoster attack. The risk is even higher, about 4-fold, ...

Herpes infections may be a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, experts have revealed. Scientists in Israel identified six cases in a new study of patients developing a skin rash known as herpes ...

VARICELLA and herpes zoster are diseases with very different clinical manifestations and age distribution. However, the causative agents of the two syndromes have been shown to be indistinguishable ...

A recent paper published in Rheumatology reported six female patients who developed herpes zoster infections within 3 to 14 days of receiving either the first or second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech ...

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Getting vaccinated against shingles may not only lower risk for the condition — it may offer some protection against dementia, a new study suggests.

Experts say part of the deceleration may correlate with the timing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause announced April 13 but lifted April 23. Part of it may also be due to lingering fears ...