Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays dormant (inactive) in the body. For reasons that are not fully known, the virus can reactivate years later, causing shingles.Shingles is not caused by the same virus that causes genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease.fter a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays dormant (inactive) in the body. For reasons that are not fully known, the virus can reactivate years later, causing shingles. Shingles is not caused by the same virus that causes genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease.
Fast Facts 2017. The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data below, from the 2015 AHA Annual Survey, are a sample of what you will find in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2017 edition.
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