shingles

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a disease caused by a virus that infects particular nerves and that produces a line or lines of painful red spots, especially around the waist:

Later that year he contracted shingles.

This is the virus that causes shingles.

This vaccine reduces the risk of developing shingles by 55 percent.

I've had shingles and it's really painful.

The vaccine has been proved to be effective in preventing shingles in older adults.