“It only takes a small gap in your immune function to let this virus pop out. Having a respiratory disease like Covid or flu … getting a bad sunburn, having type 2 diabetes or even treatment with steroids (which suppress immune system responses) can lead to an eruption of shingles.” She also believes, “something else is happening on a very large scale that is putting people at higher risk for reactivation – the declining health of humans in general. Less activity, poor diet, more stress, even maybe a warming climate.” Her list goes on: “Lack of social supports, eating ultra-processed foods, not cooking at home, not sleeping enough, higher income inequality, lack of access to healthcare – this last [one] is a major problem for young people in the US,” she points out.
— Read on www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/26/shingles-rise-millennial-women
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