The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or someone else with shingles, ...
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Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older, according to a study published ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to new research presented ...
Oct 19, 2024
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The effectiveness of the live zoster (shingles) vaccine is highest in the first year after vaccination and then wanes substantially. But it continues to provide some protection against shingles and its complications ten years ...
Nov 8, 2023
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