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Published: August 21, 2008
Development of shingles can be serious heath problem in seniors
By Jane Carney
Did you grow up with this old wives' tale? "If shingles blisters reach all around your abdomen, you will die.” Relax, it isn't true.

But shingles can be a serious health problem.

Shingles is caused by a virus, varicella zoster, the same one that causes chicken pox. After a person recovers from chicken pox, the virus remains in nerve cells next to the spinal cord. If the virus reactivates, it causes shingles.

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