Shingles also called herpes zoster occurs as a result of a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus vzv that causes chickenpox since the virus never completely leaves the body it can reactivate in the form of shingles causing localized rash and nerve irritation.
What can bring on an attack of shingles.
This is most often the waist chest abdomen or back.
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About 1 in 3 people in the united states gets shingles at some point during their lifetime.
Symptoms can also appear on the face and in the eyes mouth ears.
Shingles usually affects one side of the body.
Shingles can occur in people of any age but it usually affects older adults.
Do your best to decompress to avoid a shingles attack.
We know this will be a tough one to avoid for some people so we thought we d get it out of the way.
For an acute attack of shingles treatment is a two front assault.
And if you re 50 or over it goes without saying.
I also have a painful rash at injection site and feel awful.
I can t believe this is a coincidence.
Get a shingles vaccination.
Medications such as corticosteroids or chemotherapy also can compromise the immune system and invite a shingles attack.
Shingles not only gives you a painful rash it can also lead to other serious problems.
Two vaccines may help prevent shingles the chickenpox varicella vaccine and the shingles varicella zoster vaccine.
Herpes zoster also known as shingles is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus vzv the same virus that causes chicken pox.
Aging seems to make people more vulnerable and shingles most often appears in people over fifty.
Find out what shingles can cause what to look for and how to get treated.
There are some treatments available for shingles and even vaccines to help prevent it but one thing you can do to alleviate some of the symptoms is to change your diet.
So let s bring it back down to earth.
I received the shingles vaccine on friday at 3 00pm and by 5 00 had a full blown herpes attack on my lower back.
The virus remains dormant in nerve cells and reactivates as a result of stress causing pain and a rash on the band of the skin supplied by the affected.