SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36
Unofficial
Relating to Shingles Awareness and Prevention Month in Missouri
Whereas, herpes zoster (shingles) is a disease caused by the same virus (zoster) that causes
chickenpox; therefore, any individual who has contracted chickenpox is at risk for shingles, corresponding
to approximately ninety-eight percent of U.S. adults; and
Whereas, nearly one in three people in the United States will contract shingles in their lifetime,
corresponding to an estimated one million people annually; and