Grandson of the Family I Stayed with in Jammu

Varicella Zoster

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August 23rd 2005
Hello everyone! I had plans of my next entry being about the AMAZING time I'm having in India (and I am!), BUT, um...I've developed a case of shingles and I'm not much in the talking mood. Mom, don't freak out, I went to a doctor and got medication, but I am concerned because one of the complications of herpes zoster is Ramsay Hunt syndrome which involves the ear and can lead to deafness. THAT, ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more