Internal shingles, or zoster sine herpete (ZSH), is a rare condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and presents with typical shingles symptoms but without the characteristic skin rash.

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, affects about 30,000 people in Singapore each year. The viral infection, which causes a blistering rash, can strike more than once. The risk of developing ...

Q: I'm 48 and recently had shingles. My doctor says she's seeing more cases of shingles in younger adults. Many of my friends either had shingles or had a close friend or relative in their age group ...

There’s a new shingles vaccine and experts say you should get it if you’re over 50 — even if you’ve already been vaccinated. The new vaccine, called Shingrix, works far better to prevent the extremely ...

Re-exposure to chickenpox virus boosts immunity to shingles for a tenth of the time previously thought. So although vaccination increases shingles cases in 31-40 year olds, in the longer term the ...