Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles in California

March 3 (UPI) — Senator Dianne Feinstein, who announced last month that she is retiring after three decades on Capitol Hill, has been hospitalized with shingles.

Representative of Feinstein, California, told the San Francisco Chronicle that she was treated at a San Francisco hospital on Thursday and is expected to make a full recovery.

“During the February holidays, I was diagnosed with shingles,” Feinstein, 89, said. “I hope to return to the Senate at the end of this month.”

Feinstein’s office said earlier this week that she had left Capitol Hill to deal with a “health issue.” missed several Senate votes.

Shingles, caused by the same virus as chickenpox, is a painful rash that appears on one side of the face or body. in accordance with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rash consists of blisters that usually resolve in seven to ten days and disappear completely within two to four weeks.

Other symptoms of shingles may include fever, headaches, chills, and upset stomach.

Feinstein’s absence comes after Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., checked into a hospital last month to receive treatment for clinical depression. Fetterman will be out of the cell indefinitely.

Feinstein, currently the oldest sitting senator, was first elected to this body in 1992. She announced that she would not seek re-election to the position. The election of Feinstein and former Senator Barbara Boxer, who served from 1993 to 2017, marked the first time that two women have represented a state in the Senate.

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