If you had chickenpox as a child, you might have thought it was gone for good. Unfortunately, there's a grownup version of the disease, called shingles.

It's caused by the same herpes zoster virus that left you red, itchy and miserable as a kid. Shingles is a burning, painful skin rash marked by blisters that can last up to five weeks and pain that can linger for months or even years.

The good news is that most adults will never have the condition. Only about 20 percent of peopl ...

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