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Shingles
About Shingles
The name shingles comes from the Latin word cingulum, which
means "belt" or "girdle." The scientific name for the virus that
causes shingles is varicella-zoster, combining the Latin word for
"little pox" with the Greek word for "girdle." Another name for
shingles is herpes zoster.
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