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Does shingles often occur in ages under 50 and are the meds available truly worth the expense if there really is no cure?
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Get vaccine: A person's risk for herpes zoster increases sharply after 50 years of age. About 50% of people who live to 85 years of age will have had an episode of herpes zoster. A person’s risk for phn also increases sharply with age. The vaccine can reduce or eliminate disease onset.
Answered 5/29/2013
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