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| Sexually transmitted disease [Go Back to Keywords List Page]  | Shingles (herpes zoster)
Shingles is an infection caused by the same virus that
causes chickenpox. This virus is called varicella zoster.
Varicella refers to chickenpox and zoster to shingles. You
cannot develop shingles unless you have had a previous
infection of chickenpox (usually as a child).
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