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How To Prevent Shingles?
Few people who have had a bout of shingles ever forget the blisters’ pain and rash that erupt, like so much wildfire, along the nerves under their skin. This pain lasts not minutes or hours but days and sometimes weeks. Even more ghastly, some patients continue to suffer from a complication called postherpetic neuralgia, whose pain lingers for months or even years. Certainly, the best way to avoid the disorder is to prevent it first, but this is tricky. It is largely because of the unique properties of the disorder. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a complication of chickenpox, which […]
Read MoreShingles: Symptoms, Treatment and Medication
Shingles is a viral infection that affects a nerve and the surrounding skin, caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster, the chickenpox virus. After varicella zoster causes chickenpox, mostly in childhood, it remains dormant in the body for life. The reactivation of the dormant virus is what causes shingles. Therefore, anybody who had chickenpox in their childhood has this virus hidden in their nerves. Shingles, also commonly known as herpes zoster, causes painful rashes on the skin and unusual pain on one side of a patient’s body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 of 3 people in the United […]
Read MoreCan Shingles Be Fatal?
Most of us have heard about the medical condition, shingles, that causes great pain and suffering for many people later in life. The virus is linked to the contraction of chickenpox earlier in life following the varicella-zoster virus lying dormant in your body for several years before becoming active once more. The risk of the virus being fatal is low, but there is a small risk if the case of the varicella-zoster virus is severe and left untreated for a prolonged period. The Symptoms of the Virus There are a few common symptoms that should be looked for if you […]
Read MoreWhat Happens If A Baby Is Exposed To Shingles?
Shingles, (herpes zoster) is an infection usually associated with people over fifty. When someone gets chickenpox, typically younger people, the disease takes about three to five weeks to heal, but the virus survives in the cells. Later in life, often many years later, the dormant chickenpox virus reactivates and strikes again. Only this time, it is not chickenpox but shingles. The major problem is a painful and itching rash. Use a good shingles cream to ease the symptoms.
Read MoreHow Do Shingles And Chicken Pox Differ?
Shingles and chickenpox are itchy, painful, and cause an immense amount of discomfort for those they affect. It is tempting to call them the same, given their similarities. However, they are two very different illnesses. Chicken Pox We commonly associate chickenpox as a prevalent childhood virus. It starts with a fever or fatigue. Then, after a couple of days, the tell-tale itch, a blistery rash forms on the face, chest, and back. Then it spreads over the rest of the body and continues to itch before drying out, scabbing, and falling off.
Read MoreCan Shingles Cause Dizziness?
Rashes can cause a variety of health issues if not treated properly. While many people assume that certain viruses that cause a rash can only occur in those of advanced age, anyone can be susceptible to the varicella-zoster virus. Reasons for people to use shingles creams can stem from symptoms such as rash, blisters, and even dizziness. What Is The Shingles Virus? Shingles is a viral infection that is caused by something known as the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same type of virus that can cause chickenpox. Even those who have had chickenpox, however, can still contract the shingles […]
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