Shingles is an infectious disease that is typically characterised by a band of blistering, painful, rashes that appears in one area of the body and lasts for 2-4 weeks. [1]
Shingles pain is often described as burning, throbbing, or stabbing, and can be highly debilitating. [2]
Yet shingles is more than a painful rash. [3]
In certain rare cases, shingles can also be associated with an increased risk of a heart attack by 59% and stroke by 35%. [4*]
If you are 50 or older, and have had chickenpox, you are at risk of getting shingles. [2]
More than 90% of adults 50 years old and above have been exposed to the chickenpox virus [5¶], which could reactivate causing shingles. [2]
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Reference:
[1] National Institutes of Health (US), National Institute on Aging. Available at: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/shingles. Accessed March 2022.
[2] World Health Organization. Shingles (herpes zoster). WHO.
[3] CDC;2024;1-4; Shingles Symptoms and Complications
[4] Kim MC;Journal of the American College of Cardiology;2017;20;295-296
[*] Studies have shown that shingles may increase the risk of heart attack by 59% (n = 46,426, Myocardial Infarction HR 1.59 (95% CI:1.27 – 2.01), p Value
