Q & A: Why Does Shingles Cause More Pain Than Chickenpox?

Monday, July 2, 2012 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Both chickenpox (formally varicella) and shingles (zoster) are caused by the varicella-zoster virus and affect the same set of nerves.

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