Expert guidance on varicella-zoster virus symptoms, prevention, and treatment to help you make confident health choices.
18 April 2024
Introduction In the dynamic and diverse landscape of Singapore, personalization in healthcare is not just a luxury but a necessity, especially in the realm of postnatal care. Singapore confinement centres excel in providing bespoke care tha…
Continue reading26 May 2021
Shingles is a viral infection caused by varicella-zoster. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Once a person experiences chickenpox as a child, varicella-zoster remains dormant in the nerve cells. For some people, the virus stays…
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Varicella-zoster virus is the causative agent for shingles. After recovering from chickenpox, the virus remains inactive within the human body. Reactivation of the virus later leads to the condition. The larger percentile of the population…
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Chickenpox used to be one of the diseases that every kid got. Just as winter was turning into spring, kids would start breaking out with an itchy rash every year. Red spots would appear, develop into blisters, and then break open and scab o…
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You might have heard of shingles either from your doctor or perhaps even from an ad on TV. However, many people aren’t really aware of what the condition entails or how to properly treat it. What Is Shingles? Shingles is an excruciating inf…
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What Are Shingles VZV or the varicella-zoster virus essentially causes shingles. It generally manifests two distinct ways: chickenpox in children or herpes zoster (also known as simply zoster) as a secondary condition later in life. The pri…
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