Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- A new global survey shows that 56.6 percent of Indian survey participants aged 50 and above know little to nothing about shingles, although more than 90 pc of adults above 50 years have this virus in their body and are vulnerable, a study report said on Monday.
Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles is a painful disease that can have serious and long-lasting complications. By age 50, most adults will have the VZV dormant in their nervous system and may reactivate with advancing age. As people age, the strength of the immune system response to infection decreases, increasing the risk of developing shingles.
Globally, only 44 pc of respondent...