Even after the chickenpox infection is over, the virus may live in your nervous system for years before reactivating as shingles. Shingles may also be referred to as herpes zoster. This type of viral infection is characterized by a red skin rash that can cause pain and burning. Shingles usually appears as a stripe of blisters on one side of the body, typically on the torso, neck, or face. Most cases of shingles clear up within two to three weeks.
Charlie Baker Wins the Massachusetts Governorâs Race. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley thanked supporters and cited governor-elect Charlie Bakerâs âgraciousnessââ in a concession speech Wednesday morning at her Somerville headquarters. âI feel like we both won,ââ Coakley said. âWe both raised issues important to Massachusetts.ââ.
During the terms of Colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher (1730-1741 in Massachusetts and New Hampshire; 1746-1757 in New Jersey), those colonies, especially with regard to Massachusetts, greatly advanced religious liberty.The two also corresponded with each other.) Jonathan Belcher, using his power as colonial governor, additionally helped Franklin by introducing him to his friend, Harvard professor John Winthrop (1714-1779).