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Shingles disease

March 9 , 2025 18 hrs 0 min 63 0

The Shingles Awareness Week was observed during February 24 to March 2.
A new global survey shows that 56.6% of Indian participants aged 50 and above know little to nothing about shingles.
More than 90% of the adults above 50 years have this virus in their body, and are vulnerable to the disease.
Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Shingles is a painful disease that can have serious and have very long-lasting complications.