Reasons Children Get Shingles

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Tip 1 - Shingles-Cause

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Remvision systems | permalink

Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella - zoster virus, a type of herpes virus that causes chickenpox. Once you have had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in your nerve roots and remains inactive until, in some people, it flares up again.
Tags: shingles, chicken pox, varicella, zoster virus, contagious, contagion

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/shingles-cause ^[1]

Tip 2 - Wait, Kids Can Get Shingles?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Car LN | permalink

My daughter was just diagnosed with shingles. She is only fourteen. Isn't shingles just something older people get? Can kids get shingles?

For further reading: http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/1108_shingles.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - Shingles - what is shingles, symptoms, photos, causes and treatment | Patient.co.uk

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hanne Flostrand | permalink

Shingles is an infection of a nerve area caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It causes pain and a rash along a band of skin supplied by the affected...
Tags: shingles,symptoms of shingles,shingles treatment,shingles symptoms

For further reading: http://www.patient.co.uk/health/shingles-herpes-zoster-leaflet ^[3]