After we recover from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in nerve tissues and can reactivate later in life, often due to age-related or stress-related weakening of the immune system.” While ...

After a person has chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in their nerve tissues ... However, people with mild shingles may still have a painful, itchy rash and feel tired or experience headaches.

What is shingles? If you have ever had chickenpox, an itchy skin ... Because after you heal from chickenpox, the virus stays in your body and hibernates inside of your nerve cells.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small ...

Harrison Ford will not present at the Oscars today, dropping out after ... painful, itchy rashes. More severe complications include postherpetic neuralgia, or long-term nerve pain. Shingles ...