Signs and symptoms may include the following:
* itching, tingling, or severe burning pain * red patches that develop into blisters * grouped, dense, deep, small blisters that ooze and crust * swollen lymph nodes For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
Red blotches on arms and neck can be signs of shingles, but it can also be symptomatic of many other skin problems. Ask your neighbour what they have instead of speculating.
I'm not a doctor. I have shingles and I have had it for two (2) years. I also as the patient don't see any signs of it going away any time soon.
Postherpetic neuralgia is not something to be frightened about. It is also known as shingles which a lot of people do get. At the first signs of the shingles you should contact your doctor to get treatment. There are medications available that can help this condition. It is not generally life threatening but a nuisance.
Basically the basic signs of chicken pox includes fever, body aches and malaise and the usual blisters that usually all over the body.
No. Shingles is not contagious, but someone with shingles can give chicken pox or varicella to someone who has not had chicken pox before.
There is not a set number of years, but if your roof has multiple leaks, the shingles are asphalt and show signs of curling or buckling, your gutters are full of the granules which cover the asphalt shingles, or you want to give your home a new appearance, then it would be time to check into it.
Shingles
No. You only get shingles's if you have had chickenpox. No chickenpox no shingles's.
Shingles vaccine protects you from the shingles for few years only.
You could get the vaccine if you already had shingles; but it may not help you from recurrence of zoster, which by the way is less than 5%. If it does recur, the vaccine may help you.
Can you take the shingles shot while having shingles
Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus. You do not get shingles from someone with shingles; you get chickenpox from someone with shingles. Then when you get older, you will get shingles because you had chickenpox. Or, you might get older and never get chickenpox. In that case, you will thank your mother for having you vaccinated against chickenpox when you were a child.