Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images The varicella-zoster virus is responsible for about 1 million new shingles cases in the U.S. each year—and shingles ...

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body’s nerve tissue for years when suddenly it’s ...

Shingles complications include postherpetic neuralgia, vision problems, and secondary bacterial infections. Prompt shingles treatment can help prevent complications. Shingles happens due to the ...

The varicella-zoster virus is responsible for about 1 million new shingles cases in the U.S. each year—and shingles vision side effects occur in about 80,000 of them. Despite the relative rarity of ...