First of all, I believe you mean Shingles. It is part of the Epstein Barr virus Family which includes Chicken Pox, The Herpes Complex and Mono Complex etc. Shingles is more in the Chicken Pox family and like cousins to the others I have mentioned. It is a bit worse than those Pox though. You get Pox like marks but they are a lot more sensitive than a Chicken Pox. They also will only be on one side or the other side of your body. They hurt and itch at the same time but you don't dare touch them. You can get scars from them just like Chicken Pox. You feel really sick when you have them. You can have them inside of your body as well as outside, for example: in the mouth, nose, throat, etc. Be sure to contact your doctor if you suspect that you have this condition because there are some treatments available for Shingles and now there is a vaccine. A lot of people are suseptible to Shingles when they are under sever stress so you should always eat a balanced diet, excersise regularly and have a good sleeping pattern. If you think you are depressed in any way, I encourage you to tell your family doctor or general practioner so that he or she can point you in the right direction because that is quite normal in this day and age and seems to really trigger that Epstein Barr virus in many ways. Best Wishes

Facebook...I use FB because I have an iPhone and Mac/Apple equipment. It is easy to use ... it will tell you how to sign up step by step and it is free (so is twitter but, to me and my learning style, twitter did not make as much sense). After you have your username and password you enter facebook and the reason I use it is not because it is more useful than email; it streams a lot of threads that give me a lot of different information about a lot of different topics that I am very interested in. For example: Obama's birth certificate to tomorrow night's meal, a new color of blush from Lauder to Stock Market news. I get to find people I would love to catch up with. My sister can see my kids pictures even though we live far apart and we can chat on-line at night whenever we want...free.