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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

Shingles (Herpes Zoster). By: Aaliyah Pendergrass & Tabatha Bagley Mrs. Roberts HS1. Shingles. Shingles, is an acute inflammation of nerve cells and is caused by the Herpes Zoster virus, which also causes chicken poxs. Signs and Symptoms.

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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

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  1. Shingles (Herpes Zoster) By: Aaliyah Pendergrass & Tabatha Bagley Mrs. Roberts HS1

  2. Shingles • Shingles, is an acute inflammation of nerve cells and is caused by the Herpes Zoster virus, which also causes chicken poxs.

  3. Signs and Symptoms • Shingles is marked by a painful blistering rash that can appear anywhere on the body.

  4. Who gets it? • Almost half will occur in people 60 years and older. • Anyone who has had chicken poxs.

  5. Prevention • Avoid touching the rash and blister of people with Shingles or Chicken Poxs. • A Herpes Zoster vaccine is available.

  6. How is it Diagnosed? • Diagnostics can be difficult because the symptoms can be mistaken for many different things, but doctors can send a scraping or swab of the blister to the laboratory for analysis.

  7. Your doctor may prescribe a medicine that fights the virus, called an antiviral. The drug helps reduce pain, complications and shorten the course of the disease. Treatment

  8. What is the Prognosis? • Generally it’s good. • In some cases hearing loss can occur and it may be permanent.

  9. Sources • Shinglesinfo.com/shingles • Shingles.com • nlm.nih.gove/medineplus/encylarticle/000858.htm

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