Talk:Shingles

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2–4 vs 3–5 weeks?

The lead states "The rash usually heals within two to four weeks" and this is mirrored in the infobox, while the body states "The rash and pain usually subside within three to five weeks" and "shingles typically resolves within 3–5 weeks". Espresso Addict (talk) 06:24, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Frequency of dual occurrence

The intro says About half of those living to age 85 will have at least one attack, and fewer than 5% will have more than one attack.

While the article says:

in a cohort of 1,000 people who lived to the age of 85, approximately 500 (i.e., 50%) would have at least one attack of shingles, and 10 (i.e., 1%) would have at least two attacks.

Although there is no contradiction, there is considerable tention between these statements. fewer than 5% give the impression that the prevalence is close to 5%, while the only investigation mentioned found 1%.

It seems that the intro statement is not a reasonable part of a summary of the body of the article. Ettrig (talk) 15:28, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Link rot

Note 13: Page Not Found Blackjackdavee (talk) 03:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Lengthy lead

The lead is quite long, with five meaty paragraphs. I don't have time to condense it myself, but it would probably improve the page if someone could cut it down to the most important information. Just-a-can-of-beans (talk) 22:25, 31 December 2023 (UTC)