Claim: Shingles and Herpes are part of the same virus family.

Varicella zoster virus -LRB- VZV -RRB- is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect humans . VZV infections are species-specific to humans . It causes chickenpox -LRB- varicella -RRB- , a disease most commonly affecting children , teens and young adults and herpes zoster -LRB- shingles -RRB- in older adults ; shingles is rare in children . VZV is known by many names , including chickenpox virus , varicella virus , zoster virus , and human herpesvirus type 3 -LRB- HHV-3 -RRB- .   VZV multiplies in the lungs , and causes a wide variety of symptoms . After the primary infection -LRB- chickenpox -RRB- , the virus goes dormant in the nerves , including the cranial nerve ganglia , dorsal root ganglia , and autonomic ganglia . Many years after the patient has recovered from chickenpox , VZV can reactivate to cause neurologic conditions .