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Tips and Prevention Steps for Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
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Tags: Shingles, Chicken Pox, Herpes Zoster, Zostavax, rash, stress, tips, prevention
| | There is no way to prevent shingles. |
| | You cannot get shingles from someone else with shingles. |
| | If you’ve had Chicken Pox, you can get shingles. |
| | In May 2006, the Food and Drug Administration approved use of a vaccine, called Zostavax, to prevent shingles. |
| | The vaccine is recommended for people 60 years of age and older who have had chickenpox but who have not had shingles. |
| | Researchers estimate the vaccine could prevent 250,000 cases of shingles in the United States each year |
| | The vaccine could also significantly reduce the severity of the disease in another 250,000 cases annually. |
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