aghh shingles...?

Question

anyone know about the

1.viral structure
2.viral reproduction
3. response of the immune system
4.size
5.mutation variation/strains

of shingles?? its killing me im not finding it any where. :[

Answer 1

My mother had a very bad case of shingles, and she could never get rid of all of it. She came to CA for vacation in the spring and it was nice enough weather she would sit outside of a morning with her coffee. The sun shining on her helped heal up the areas that would not go away.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

WHAT ARE SHINGLES AND CHICKENPOX (VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS)?

Varicella-Zoster Virus
Shingles and chickenpox were once considered separate disorders. It is now known that they are both caused by a single virus of the herpes family known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The word herpes is derived from the Greek word "herpein," which means "to creep," a reference to a characteristic pattern of skin eruptions. VZV is still referred to by separate terms:

Varicella: the primary infection that causes chickenpox.
Herpes zoster: the reactivation of the virus that causes shingles.
Varicella (Chicken Pox). When patients with chickenpox cough or sneeze, they expel tiny droplets that carry the virus, which in this early form is referred to as varicella virus. If a person who has never had chickenpox or been vaccinated inhales these particles, the virus enters the lungs. From here it passes into the bloodstream. When it is carried to the skin it produces the typical rash of chickenpox.

Herpes Zoster (Shingles). The virus also travels to nerve cells called dorsal root ganglia. These are bundles of nerves that transmit sensory information from the skin to the brain. Here, the virus has properties that allow it to hide from the immune system for years, often for a lifetime. This inactivity is called latency.

If the virus becomes active after being latent, it causes the disorder known as shingles. The virus in this later form is referred to as herpes zoster. The virus spreads in the ganglion and to the nerves connecting to it. Nerves most often affected are those in the face or the trunk. The virus, however, can also spread to the spinal cord and into the bloodstream.

It is not clear why the virus reactivates in some people and not in others. In many cases, the immune system has become impaired or suppressed from certain conditions such as AIDS or other immunodeficient diseases or from certain cancers or drugs that suppress the immune system. Aging itself may increase the risk for shingles.

Answer 5

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT TERRIBLE VIRUS
MY POOR MOM HAD IT AND AFTER THE RASH THE PAIN WAS INCREDIBLE. IT LASTED OVER A YEAR AND NOTHING THEY GAVE HER HELPED.....THEN ONE DAY, IT WAS GONE. I THOUGHT SHE WOULD KILL HERSELF, I SWEAR.
GO TO www.shingles.com FOR ALL INFO

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicella-zoster_virus
Here's some information hope it helps