Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small ...

Shingles is a painful rash with blisters that develops on one side of the face or body. It’s caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which is the same virus that causes chickenpox.

When the virus is reactivated, it affects a nerve that it travels down, so the shingles rash will appear on the side of the affected nerve. So if you get it on your face, it will only affect ...

A shingles rash most often affects one side of a person’s torso or face but can occur anywhere on the body. Treatment options may differ for people with severe shingles. For example, doctors may ...

Unlike chickenpox, a shingles rash is usually limited to one side of your body, usually on one side of the torso (trunk of the body) or one side of the face. This rash of blister-like sores can be ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

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There are two different vaccines currently available for shingles. They are both given via an injection into the skin, much like a flu shot would be given. And it is given in one dose, so you just ...