My neice has the shingles and it is very painful ,what is the seriousness of the shingles.
2006-09-03 15:05:26 · 7 answers · asked by SANDY G 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
She should stay away from newborns and pregnant women, or any adult that has not had the chicken pox yet, or they will get them now.
It's the same virus that causes chicken pox, and it is a form of the herpes virus. Shingles on the eyes could cause blindness. I had shingles, but I didn't break out, even after taking off of work for a week. I was in pain, but after taking the medication, it wasn't severe.
The good news is that only those that had chicken pox as a child, get shingles, and once you've had it, like chicken pox, you don't get it again. Although few rare instances have been known to reoccur.
2006-09-03 15:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by classyjazzcreations 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-04 02:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 10:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by mariana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shingles is "Chicken Pox"....it is a simplex Herpes Zoster which is basically chicken pox..... the human gets chicken pox as a child however the chicken pox (Herpes Zoster) never ever leaves the body it stays in the brain...and when you become an elder 45 and above ...get extrememly stressed out Herpes Zoster (Chicken Pox) breaks out again...however this time it can be invisible or it can be a very red rash...it will only run along a certain nerve system and it will never ever cross mid sections of body..it is a one sided disease... 1 major important item.....DO NOT BE AROUND PREGNANT FEMALES WHILE IN A SHINGLES OUTBREAK....VERY DEADLY TO UNBORN CHILD..... Good luck and try to calm yourself and relax...Ativan is good
2006-09-03 15:14:26 · answer #4 · answered by franksbeauty 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shingles is also an airborne transmitted disease. If you have it stay away from other people. keep yourself covered. it is highly contagious. stay away especially from pregnant women.
Shingles is a form of the Herpes virus, as is the chicken pox and cold sores, another strain is common in the genital area. All are transmitted by contact. If you have cold sores and give oral sex, your partner will get genital herpes. If you have genital herpes and receive oral sex , your partner will get oral herpes.
chicken pox by the way is also transmitted via airborne spores, not contact as most believe. please stay away from anyone trying to conceive male and female, and anyone who is pregnant.
The herpes virus never goes away out of your body, it is always there once you contract it lying dormant in your spinal fluid, it will "attack" you (outbreak) during periods of stress, low immune system , exposures to cold, heat , wind ect... at various times in your life. Some people may have only one outbreak in there entire lives, others may have frequent outbreaks.
shingles is a direct result of having previously had the chickenpox, yes you can transmit shingles to a person who has had the chicken pox! So if you rub neosporin on somebodies shingles, you may not experience a outbreak shortly after, it is a virus and can lie dormant in your body (spinal fluid) for weeks to years before you experience an outbreak. kinda like HIV see :) P.S. There is a vaccination available to persons who have never had the chickenpox.
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2006-09-03 16:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by soldier 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shingles are on the nerves they are very bad for adults. Most people can get them after having chicken pox
2006-09-03 16:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that they burn like fire and are contagious until they scab over and start to heal. Just keep her as comfy as possible and try some neosporin(sp*)
also take a look at www.webmd.com and type in the search box "shingles"
2006-09-03 15:10:50 · answer #7 · answered by mommaz3angels25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
see a doc
2006-09-03 19:47:46 · answer #8 · answered by Shan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋