According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults over 50 are at the highest risk of developing shingles. The primary cause of shingles is a lingering virus that remains in your nerve cells even after you have been cured of chickenpox. When this virus reactivates later in life, it causes an outbreak of painful and itchy blisters known as shingles.
This can be an uncomfortable experience, which makes it important to understand what increases your chances of developing shingles so you can take measures to prevent them. This group also includes people with weakened immune systems due to conditions such as cancer, and HIV, and those undergoing steroid use. Therefore, it is important for people over the age of 50 who meet any of these criteria to get a vaccine against shingles to help protect themselves from the illness.
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1) MEDICARE, MEDICAID, TRICARE, and other government healthcare program participants and 2) personal injury and worker's compensation claimants.
