Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox. After having chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the nerves and can reactivate later in life as shingles. Shingles most commonly affects adults over 50 and causes a burning sensation and rash in a band-like pattern on one side of the body. While shingles itself is not contagious, someone without prior chickenpox exposure could contract chickenpox from a shingles patient. Treatments aim to relieve pain and shorten the 2-5 week duration of symptoms.

1. Shingles
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2. How does Shingles form?
-The Shingles virus is caused by a
virus, the varicella zoster virus which
also causes the chicken pox virus.

3. How is the Shingles Transmitted?
-After obtaining the chicken pox, the
varicella zoster virus remains in the
nerves of your body.

4. Who gets Shingles?
- In most cases adults 50 or older are likey to
obtain shingles.
-It is very rare for children and adults in there
20's and 30's to get shingles
-For example, there about 2.5 cases a year
for every 1,000 people in the united states
- I myself had shingles at age 14 which is
extremely rare, i was the youngest person in
my doctors offcie to have such disease.

5. Signs and Symptoms
- Burning sensation
-numbness
-itching
-bubbles and sore
-crusting over
-oozzing

6. Is Shingles Contagious
- If you are around someone who has
shingles you can not recieve them, you
will recieve chicken pox in its place.
- Shingles is brought out by a virus that
sits in your nerves and is usually
brought out by stress or infection. Also,
sometimes by childhood cancers or
AIDS

7. Can you become immune to Shingles?
- Shingles can appear multiple times in
one persons lifetime
-The younger you are to obtain
Shingles the better chance you have of
them coming back, alot of times in the
same areas.

8. What areas of the body are effected?
-Doctors use a map of the body to
show where shingles are mostlikely to
form so they are eaiser to identify
-a shingles break out ONLY forms on
ONE side of the body in a band like
form
-The two most commom areas for a
Shingles out break is on the lower back
and face

9. Can they be prevented?
-It is very unlikely to 100% prevent shingles
-There is an antibiotic that can be taken to
prevent them within the first 3 days of the
outbreak, but it is very unlikely to recgonize
the outbreak this early before it is in full
swing
-Treatments include pain patches and pain
medicines such as vicodin

10. Course of Shingles
-Shingles last from anywhere
around 2-5 weeks
-This disease may be very painful
but is not close to terminal

11. A picture of my shingles 5 days in ..
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