Skin

                      Herpes Zoster / Shingles Painful Skin Rash Your parents aged 50 years or older could be at risk of S hingles. Over 90% of adults over 50 already carry the virus that causes Shingles. One in three people will develop Shingles in their lifetime.  The disease has been recognized since ancient times.  Shingles has no relationship to season and does not occur in epidemics. There is, however, a strong relationship with increasing age. The family name of all the  herpes viruses   derives from the Greek word  herpēs ,  from  herpein  ("to creep")  referring to the latent, recurring infections typical of this group of viruses.  Zoster  comes from Greek  zōstēr ,  meaning "belt" or "girdle", after the characteristic belt-like dermatomal rash.  The common name for the disease,  shingles , derives from the Latin  cingulus , a variant of La...