I've known people who have gotten shingles

Me! Unfortunately shingles is a common side effect ( one of the fluffing many I have found out) of my type of rheumatoid arthritis.
When we living in Spain, I got it on my back and chest, and yes it hurts like a mofo. The spanish call it the snake as that is often what it looks like. They also call it herpes as it is part of that family.

So when I went to the chemist after being at the doctor I wish I could have got swallowed up by the floor when the pharmacist calls out to a full pharmacy....

señor Eduardo ... I have your herpes cream