Shingles Rash Relief
Shingles, also known as the Herpes zoster virus, is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. This usually occurs during adulthood. However, unlike the rash caused by the chickenpox virus, which covers large parts of the body, shingles will usually only affect a small area of skin on one side of the body. After the chickenpox virus ends in childhood, it resides within the spinal column. The virus remains there, dormant, until at some future time, it is activated. As the shingles virus reactivates, its activity is limited to a single nerve branch. This explains why the shingles rash is generally restricted to one side of the body. Despite the sound of its medical name, the Herpes Zoster virus is not to blame.