An attack of shingles at early age could increase the risk of having a stroke or heart attack years later, says a study. Reactivation of chicken pox virus causes shingles that is evidenced by fiery rash and painful blisters. Following an episode of chickenpox, the virus stays dormant in the body flares up into shingles in people with a weakened immune system due to age, stress or poor health. In people who had a bout of shingles between the age of ...
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