With its burning grip, shingles can do lasting damage
When varicella zoster reawakens, it wreaks a surprising amount of havoc in the body
BURNED When the virus responsible for chicken pox reemerges — sometimes decades after that first infection — it can raise the risk of stroke, dementia and long-term pain.
Brian Stauffer
At age 37, Hope Hartman developed a painful, burning rash in her right ear, in the part “you would clean with a Q-tip,” the Denver resident says.