Historical Examples. 1  Then he crept out of the room, got on the mare, and rode up the pike. 2  And saying this he stabbed him with his pike in the face, and the blood spurted forth. 3  But far eastward on the pike there slowly developed a soft, white haze. 4  Quite and clane the contraryâwhen the shillelah's up, the pike's down.
Shingles is most common in people over the age of 50, about half of all cases occur in men and woman age 60 years and older. The risk of disease increases as a person gets older but the virus may reappear in people of all ages who have previously had chickenpox. 4.
Shingles is the painful inflammation of the nerve ganglia. The eruption of the skin forms a girdle around the middle of the body. The disease is also the same virus that causes the chicken pox. Statistics and Facts. 1. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. 2. As you get older the risk of shingles increases greatly. 3. The rash that forms on the body isn't always the first sign of shingles. 4. Also, this rash can last up to 30 days.