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.
Bill Galvin. since January 1, 1995. The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (secretary of state) is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the Corporations Division, the Elections Division, the Massachusetts Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Public Records Division, the Securities Division, and the State Records Center. The current secretary is William F. Galvin