Patient Education Information

Facts About Shingles - This fact sheet from the NINDS covers all the basics you need to know about shingles.

Shingles - The doctors at FamilyDoctor have compiled this information on shingles.

Shingles: An Unwelcome Encore - The symptoms, treatment, and prevention of shingles can be accessed in this article from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's online publication, FDA Consumer.

Shingles: Senior Health - Check here for more information, especially for senior citizens with shingles.

AfterShingles: Caregiver Tips - This fact sheet will provide a caregiver with the information to understand shingles and to help provide care to someone with shingles.

AfterShingles: Glossary - One can obtain a glossary of terms that are associated with shingles at this site.

Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia - Learn more about what sometimes follows an attack of shingles.

Shingles Disease: Questions & Answers - The Centers for Disese Control and Prevention provide this information.

Shingles Vaccine: What You Need To Know - The CDC has also created this quick fact sheet.

VZV Research Foundation: Shingles & PHN - This fact sheet will provide information on shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in a question and answer format.