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What Is Shingles? You can think of shingles as a one-two punch of infections. Anyone who gets it had a case of chickenpox first, often decades earlier. These two conditions come from the same virus, called varicella zoster. Chickenpox causes itchy blisters that might start on your back, chest, and face and spread to the rest of your body. Shingles is a rash with shooting pain. It usually shows up on one side of your body. The rash turns into red, fluid-filled blisters. They usually dry out and crust over within 7 to 10 days. What Are the Symptoms of Shingles? The early signs of shingles include: Enlarged lymph nodes Fever, chills, and headache Itching Raised dots on your skin and redness in that area Stabbing or shooting pain Tingling or burning feeling in or under your skin Upset stomach Call us on 7420004242 quickly if you have any of these signs. There’s no cure for shingles. But treatment can lessen the chance of complications, including pain that lasts after the rash is gone, called postherpetic neuralgia.