Most people have chicken pox once in their lifetime. The virus stays dormant for a majority of the time. In some rare and unfortunate cases, this virus wakes up traveling along the nerve fiber, making way to the skin giving painful rashes.

Shingles is a type of painful rash, which appears in a strip, band or a small area on one side of the body or the face. They are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by the herpes simplex virus. About 25% of the total population of the country is affected by this disease.

Gluten intolerance, which exhibits similar symptoms and looks when compared to the celiac disease, is an immune response to the gluten present in wheat and other grains. The symptoms include bloating, cramping, gas, diarrhea, rash, after eating products containing gluten.

Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell cancer where abnormal cells start multiplying in number and overpower healthy body cells. This affects the body’s organs and degrades the immune system, which makes the body more prone to foreign elements such as bacteria, virus and other microorganisms that adversely affect the health.

Genital herpes is a prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD) that results in herpetic sores. These are painful blisters, which might break open anytime and the fluid inside the blisters oozes out.

Herpes skin infection is highly contagious, and its sores take some time to heal. However, many couples have been living healthy lives without transmitting their herpes infection. Some may simply avoid sexual intercourse while others take certain precautions while they do engage in the same.

The type of cancer that affects the bone marrow is called myeloma. It begins in the cells that are called plasma cells, which are located in the bone marrow. The bone marrow is responsible for the production of several different types of blood cells.