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My 15 Yr. Old Has Shingles

L.C. asks from Dayton

My son was diagnosed Friday with shingles. He was put on an antiviral, ibuprofen 800mg, and a medicine to (hopefully) reduce the duration of the illness. My que...

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Seeking Relief from Shingles

G.M. asks from Modesto

My husband broke out with a case of the shingles last week. As soon as I recognized the rash (via the internet) I rushed him over to prompt care. The doc gave him a...

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Attending Family Party with Someone with Shingles

J.S. asks from Barnstable

Hoping someone out there has some experience with this...I'm attending a family party with my 3 week old where someone that is attending has shingles. This person ha...

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Shingles Without Having Chickenpox...is That Possible W/ an 11 Year Old?

J.C. asks from Bangor

Doctors believe my 11 year old niece has Shingles. She has never had Chickenpox. Is this possible?

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11 Year Old Daughter with Shingles....

K.K. asks from Denver

My daughter just keeps getting the short end of the stick! She has a history of asthma & cronic ear infections, then we discover the celiac, NOW... shingles? I ...

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Pneumonia Vaccine in Your 30S?

S.H. asks from San Francisco

Has anyone in their 30s received the pneumonia vaccine?

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Chicken Pox Vaccine

T.P. asks from Boston

I've just learned that my father has the shingles! My father was watching my 13 month old daughter yesterday. I called the pediatrician expressing my concern and they...

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Chicken Pox Vaccine

E.V. asks from San Francisco

my question is what do people think of the chicken pox vaccine? the reason i ask is because when we were children we of course did not even have a ch pox vaccine aval...

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Chicken Pox Vaccine

J.W. asks from Phoenix

My son is almost 5 1/2 and I haven't given him the chicken pox vaccine. My husband and I felt that since it isn't mandatory why put anything else into his little bod...

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Chicken Pox Vaccine

N.P. asks from Tampa

Hello mommies out there....talking with a friend the other day about Chicken Pox vaccine -Varicella - and wondering of course why our kids cannot just get the illness...

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  • from the chicken pox virus in 2 answers "Hi, I am a nutritional consultant.... shingles comes from the chicken pox virus that ..."
  • youve had chicken pox in 2 answers "It's a form of the herpes virus. Once you've had chicken pox, it can lay dormant in ..."
  • go with your gut instinct in 2 answers "I think ultimately, you should go with your gut instinct."
  • vaccinating for chicken pox in 2 answers "actually vaccinating for chicken pox will increase the likelihood of getting shingles ..."
  • had such a mild case in 2 answers "Your niece may well have it, but she may have had such a mild case of a previous outbreak ..."