This condition can be life threatening if severe especially in people with an impaired immune system.
Can shingles be life threatening.
If you have cancer and are receiving treatments this also may increase the risk of severe health issues caused by shingles.
While shingles itself is almost never life threatening it can lead to serious problems such as the loss of eyesight.
While it isn t a life threatening condition shingles can be very painful.
For adults who are otherwise fairly healthy shingles is not life threatening though it can be quite uncomfortable.
Vaccines can help reduce the risk of shingles while early treatment can help shorten a shingles infection and lessen the chance of complications.
If you think you have shingles check with your doctor.
Shingles isn t just a nasty and extremely painful experience.
It can also cause strokes and heart attacks researchers reported tuesday.