Herpes Zoster or shingles are these totally annoying infectious rashes that come in almost any part of the body causing unbearable pain. Shingles is an infectious rash caused by varicella virus which is responsible for chicken pox in childhood. The virus lay dormant in the body and reactivation of it results in shingles. It appears as a painful localised rash occurring mainly as a stripe on a single body part associated with blisters and sometimes with ulceration. Just before the appearance of rash there may be tingling sensation on skin associated with fever headache or fatigue. The rash heals in