Shingles is an infection that affects many adults every year, mainly those aged 50 and older. While shingles is not new, its complications and long-term effects are still a bit of a mystery to some.

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...