Shingles Shingles is a painful rash caused by the Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. Varicella-zoster is part of a group of viruses called herpes viruses. It occurs when the virus reactivates in the body after a person has had chickenpox.Shingles Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Shingles […]