Tip - How to Get Shingles Pain Relief | eHow

The skin disease shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. The disease causes a painful and itchy skin rash that leads to blisters, which develop a crust and then break off. The rash typically occurs around the spine, chest, back and sometimes on the face. While a cure does not exist for shingles, some...