Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, pictured here, and not the herpes zoster virus, which causes shingles. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images) Monkeypox is not the same thing as shingles.

A recent paper published in Rheumatology reported six female patients who developed herpes zoster infections within 3 to 14 days of receiving either the first or second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech ...

Q: My husband got shingles, and despite an antiviral medication and gabapentin, he is still in pain. Would the vaccine help him now? A: Herpes zoster, also called shingles, is caused by the varicella ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study suggests that getting the vaccine to protect against shingles may be good for your memory as well. "So, shingles is the chicken pox virus that comes out later in life, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...