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    What Do You Know About Shingles?

    Learn about shingles, a painful skin condition, by taking this quiz.

    1. Both chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster (VZV). What does varicella mean?
    2. After causing chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus can stay in the body for years, before it causes shingles. Where in the body does the virus stay?
    3. What percentage of adults get shingles?
    4. A rash that starts on 1 side of the body is a telltale sign of shingles. Which of these is also a symptom of the disease?
    5. How long does the shingles rash last?
    6. When can a person with shingles pass shingles on to another person?
    7. How is shingles treated?
    8. Which of these is a possible complication of shingles?
    9. Once you've had chickenpox, there is no way to protect yourself against shingles.
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    Online Medical Reviewer: Sather, Rita, RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Watson, L Renee, MSN, RN
    Date Last Reviewed: 4/1/2023
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center
    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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