New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): American pop star Justin Bieber, who has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which has caused him partial face paralysis, is a rare neurological condition characterized by paralysis of the facial nerve and a rash affecting the ear or mouth.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Sustained exposure to children with chickenpox (varicella) reduces the risk for adults to develop shingles (herpes zoster) by up to 30 per cent over a 20-year period, says a study.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Adults who have had been exposed to herpes zoster virus in their childhood are less likely to get shingles in their adulthood, even if they are around kids who got chickenpox, proves a study.
Washington DC [USA], June 10 (ANI): A recent study has observed that the chickenpox vaccine not only protects against chickenpox but it also decreases the risk for shingles (a painful skin rash with blisters).