What is Shingles - Herpes Zoster - Shingles (known also as Herpes Zoster) is a very painful, blistering rash caused by the chickenpox virus. It affects a limited area of the body and skin.
Not only can it be very painful but it can also make you feel weak, tired and many even get severe depression.
What causes Shingles - Herpes Zoster - You can only get shingles if you have previously had chickenpox. After having chickenpox the virus lies dormant in the nerves, and shingles occurs
when it is revitalised in one particular nerve to the skin, this explains the way it affects a certain band or area of the skin. Many times the outbreak is caused by a
decrease in your body's natural resistance or a weakness to the immune system. Most people who get shingles are more than 50 years old.
Shingles - Herpes Zoster - Symptoms - Usualy the first symptom of shingles is often over-sensitivity or a burning sensation on the skin in the affected area. After a few days, a rash
develops. It usually appears as a band or path, following the route of a nerve under the skin. At first, the rash consists of small red spots and reddened skin in the
same area. The spots then turn into small blisters, which dry up after a few days, and gradually form scabs. Shingles is often a very painful condition, since it
affects the nerves, the pain may continue after the rash has cleared, sometimes lingering for months or years.
Shingles - Herpes Zoster - Treatment - Shingles is most often treated with acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir (also called: Valtrex). Your doctor will decide which of these medicines
might work the best for you. Any of the medications work better if they are started within the first 3 days after you get the shingles rash. Often a doctor will also
prescribe a steroid medicine to reduce the pain and swelling. If you get Shingles of the eye it is often treated with antiviral medicines and steroids.
Shingles - Herpes Zoster - Prevention - There is a study under way of an experimental vaccine to prevent shingles, called the 'Shingles Prevention Study'. The National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is asking for volunteers for the study site at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Interested persons should call for further information: Toll Free 1-877-841-6251
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