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  • 09 Oct 09
    western4uk
    Kieran Lamb

    "Having shingles can increase the risk of a stroke by almost a third, research has shown.

    The risk is significantly greater when the infection, caused by the chickenpox virus, involves the eyes. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that can occur years after a bout of chickenpox when the dormant virus reawakens."

    Stroke Shingles Health News IHN The Independent Risk Evaluation

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