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Shingles are caused by the same virus that caused Chicken Pox, Varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus remains dormant in nerve cells, and sometimes is reactivated in later life, causing Shingles.

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14y ago

It is a virus that is related to the chicken pox virus. It is far more treatable with medication now than it ever has been. There are also a number of Chiropractors that reportedly have found the group of nerves at the spinal column that control shingle outbreaks. You would have to do a search for Chiropractors that specialize in this. They say it won't help the sores you now have but will stop the disorder in it's tracks.

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1 STRESS!!!!!!!!!

2 Stress may be a contributing factor.

Stress can impair the immune system, which might allow the chicken pox virus to flare up. That's right, if you had chicken pox as a child, the virus remains dormant in your system, awaiting a second run as "shingles." There is a vaccine available, highly recommended for folks over age sixty.

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9y ago

A reactivation of the chickenpox virus if you have had chickenpox.

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13y ago

"Shingles" (zoster) is causes by the herpes varicella-zoster virus - the same one that causes chicken pox (varicella).

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Shingles are caused by the same virus as chicken pox. It is most likely to occur if someone is older than 60, had chicken pox before the age of 1, and has a compromised immune system.

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Shingles comes from having chickenpox in the past. It stays in your body and as you age it comes out as shingles. There is a shot for it.

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Chicken Pox is the cause for shingles.

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