The virus that causes shingles lives in the nervous system of anyone who's had chicken pox, but not everyone gets shingles.
Now researchers at the University of Texas say your odds of getting shingles double if a parent or sibling had the infection and quadruple if more than one relative had it.
Shingles usually afflicts seniors, causing a painful, itchy, blistery rash on the face or abdomen, but younger people get it to.
The researchers recommend the shingles vaccine if just one of your relatives has had shingles and if you've had chicken pox.
A heads up; most insurers won't cover the $200 vaccine for people under 60.


Rosie L