What is shingles?.

Defines and describes shingles, a virally-induced skin disease. Includes an account by one elderly patient and commentary by Stephen Straus, Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Adriana Marques, M.D., Researcher, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
American Academy of Dermatology
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
Other Authors: Straus, Stephen E.
Language:English
Published: [Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:
Shingles (Disease) > Popular works.
Older people > Health and hygiene > Popular works.
Genre:
Popular works.
Online Access:
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Format: Government Document Electronic Video
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Summary:
Defines and describes shingles, a virally-induced skin disease. Includes an account by one elderly patient and commentary by Stephen Straus, Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Adriana Marques, M.D., Researcher, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Note:Available as both streaming video (4 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (4 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files.
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"Photos and images used in this video courtesy of The American Academy of Dermatology (all rights reserved), the New Zealand Dermatological Society (all rights reserved), the Department of Dermatology, Health Waikato, NZ and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases."
Accompanied by transcript in HTML format.
Slide.
Call Number:HE 20.3076:SH 6
System Details:System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files.
Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/28/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/shingles/aboutshingles/video/shingles1.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/shingles/aboutshingles/video/shingles1%5Fmp300.html; current access available via PURL.