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  Three things in short you should know about shingles. Below is a more detailed explanation of the disease. 1) It is a painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Therefore those who have had chickenpox in childhood are likely to have shingles as adults. 2) Shingles is not contagious from person to person, but one who has not had chickenpox yet, nor has been vaccinated against it, can catch the virus from you and suffer with chickenpox. 3) It takes about 4 weeks for the shingles rash to heal. The rash scabs out, but the area still remains sensitive and painful for a little while longer. All of this pain and suffering can be prevented by getting yourself and your family vaccinated. Shingles (also called herpes zoster) is a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox called the varicella-zoster virus. Shingles symptoms Feeling unwell or sick with headache and pain along with a tingling sensation in parts of your body is one of the first

  Typhoid fever throughout various parts of the world is one of the most common causes of fever and degraded health including symptoms like fatigue, gastrointestinal bloating, pain, discomfort, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhoea, vomiting and so on. Typhoid escalates due to unsafe and poor sanitation. Parts of East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Central and South America and the Caribbean are the main places where this disease is rampant. And if you happen to be a traveller, you’d never know when you're exposed to the likes of a disease like typhoid. The smartest thing to do beforehand is to take every measure to protect yourself from infection by opting for a typhoid vaccine . Basic actions that can protect a traveller from typhoid: ●        Get vaccinated : Vaccination against typhoid is always a smart choice. If you're in the UK visit Typhoid vaccination clinic in Bromley or Typhoid vaccination Walsall , at least two weeks before travelling to discuss your options