Chicken pox vaccine may prove effective against shingles as well

Both chicken pox and herpes zoster (shingles) are caused by the varicella virus but the varicella vaccine is 90% effective against chickenpox and its effect on shingles is unknown. Researchers are will attempt to determine whether any changes need to be made to current vaccination regimes - perhaps older people who have already had chicken pox may benefit from the varicella vaccine with respect to reducing the risk of developing shingles. Shingles results when a virus reactivates and causes a painful skin rash causing feelings of pain and burning on nerves.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Eurekalert

Related Disease Topics:

• Chicken pox
• Herpes zoster
• Shingles
• Varicella virus
• Virus

Related Symptom Topics:

• Skin rash
• Pain
• Nerve pain
• Burning feeling in nerves

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About: Chicken pox vaccine may prove effective against shingles as well

Date: 3 February 2005

Source: Eurekalert

URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-02/yu-vve020405.php

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• Research
• Research and chicken pox
• Research and herpes zoster
• Research and shingles
• Research and varicella virus
• Research and virus
• Research and skin rash
• Research and pain
• Research and nerve pain
• Research and burning feeling in nerves
• Cause of chicken pox
• Cause of herpes zoster
• Cause of shingles
• Cause of varicella virus
• Cause of virus
• Cause of skin rash
• Cause of pain
• Cause of nerve pain
• Cause of burning feeling in nerves
• Medication and chicken pox
• Medication and herpes zoster
• Medication and shingles
• Medication and varicella virus
• Medication and virus
• Medication and skin rash
• Medication and pain
• Medication and nerve pain
• Medication and burning feeling in nerves
• Infectious disease
• Medication

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