11-01-2006, 11:15 AM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Originally Posted by LabRat
It is not Herpes: "Shingles, also called herpes zoster or zoster, is a painful skin rash caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays in the body. Usually the virus does not cause any problems; however, the virus can reappear years later, causing shingles. Herpes zoster is not caused by the same virus that causes genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease."
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It is herpes. I didn't mean to infer that it is "that" kind of herpes any more than chicken pox is "that" kind of herpes.
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Last edited by Spexxvet; 11-01-2006 at 12:00 PM.
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