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([[Page Of::Directory:NewsUSA|NewsUSA]]) - Whether it's called shingles or "St. Anthony's Fire," a vivid testament to this skin disorder's intensely painful red rash and blisters, new treatment options are offering hope for millions of Americans with this condition.

([[Page Of::Directory:NewsUSA|NewsUSA]]) - Whether it's called shingles or "St. Anthony's Fire," a vivid testament to this skin disorder's intensely painful red rash and blisters, new treatment options are offering hope for millions of Americans with this condition.

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The varicella zoster virus that causes shingles is a member of the herpes virus family and is the same virus that causes chickenpox. While your chances of getting shingles increase as you get older, the disease can occur at any age and is no longer a disorder of the elderly. Up to 20 percent of people in the United States develop the disease at some point, and this year more than 500,000 people will develop shingles, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The varicella zoster virus that causes shingles is a member of the herpes virus family and is the same virus that causes chickenpox. While your chances of getting shingles increase as you get older, the disease can occur at any age and is no longer a disorder of the elderly. Up to 20 percent of people in the United States develop the disease at some point, and this year more than 500,000 people will develop shingles, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Shingles is more common in people with weakened immune systems from HIV infection, chemotherapy and stress. In fact, shingles is most commonly caused by stress and afflicts people of all walks of life, from professionals to politicians to celebrities.

Shingles is more common in people with weakened immune systems from HIV infection, chemotherapy and stress. In fact, shingles is most commonly caused by stress and afflicts people of all walks of life, from professionals to politicians to celebrities.