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Ed Sheeran revealed this week he’s been dealing with a concerning health issue.<\/p>\n
The singer and songwriter took to social media<\/a> with a wide-spanning life update earlier this week, and noted that he has been battling shingles, a viral skin infection, for a month.<\/p>\n Sheeran<\/a> shared eight notes including one that read “Ive had shingles for the last month, wouldn\u2019t recommend it, but on the mend now.”<\/p>\n Sheeran’s health trouble comes amid a break in his Loop tour,<\/a> which he kicked off with dates in New Zealand and Australia earlier this year. The “Perfect” singer is slated to return to the stage for the North American leg, starting in May in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n In his life update, Sheeran<\/a> noted that the tour is still on as scheduled.<\/p>\n “Restarting the loop tour in a week and a bit, cant wait to get back cracking on that, see you lovely people there,” he wrote.<\/p>\n Read on for everything to know about shingles.<\/p>\n Shingles is a rash-causing illness which can be painful, itchy or tingly, and is caused by a virus reactivating, according to the <\/a>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n “People get shingles when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, reactivates in their bodies after they have already had chickenpox,” CDC says.<\/p>\n The rash can lead to complications, the most common one being long-term nerve pain, postherpetic neuralgia, or PHN, the CDC notes.<\/p>\n Sheeran’s case of shingles is somewhat rare for his age of 35.<\/p>\nWhat is shingles?<\/h2>\n
What is the most common age for someone to get shingles?<\/h2>\n