shingles

Virus that causes chicken pox and shingles linked to giant cell arteritis A new study developed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus links the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles to a condition that inflames blood vessels on the temples and...

New study links chicken pox and shingles virus to giant cell arteritis in elderly A new study links the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles to a condition that inflames blood vessels on the temples and scalp in the elderly, called giant cell arteritis. The study is published in the...