There are an estimated 1 million cases of shingles each year in this country.

 

Anyone who’s had chickenpox may develop shingles. Shingles has been known to afflict mostly older adults and people with weakened immune systems and, it can revisit its victims more than once.

 

Ed Neuzil, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner at Allergy, Sinus and Asthma Family Health Center explains what triggers shingles and how it’s treated.

 

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