Conditions

Shingles

Viral Disease

Citation Formats

General Reference

Medicine Atlas. "Shingles." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/shingles.

APA Style

Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Shingles. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/shingles

BibTeX

@misc{medicineatlas-shingles,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Shingles},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/shingles},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster or zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark on either the left or right side of the body or face.

Facts

Condition Class

infectious, viral 1

Causative Agent

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) 1

Cross-Tradition Connections