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Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.
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Can you catch Herpes Zoster from your dog?
You can't catch Herpes Zoster from your dog.
What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as the shingles?
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
What disease makes you suffer from an outbreak of blisters and ulcers followed by another outbreak in weeks or months?
The name of that disease is Herpes zoster.
What type of herpes is girdle herpes?
Herpes zoster, which literally means "girdle herpes," is also known as shingles. It gets its name from the fact that the waist is a common location for an outbreak. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus).
If I kissed cancer patient then herpes zoster will come?
If you kissed a cancer patient, you cannot contact Herpes Zoster.
What viral infection is also known as shingles?
Varicella zoster virus which is a form of the herpes virusHerpes.Shingles.varicellaVaricellaVaricella.
If the chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus why is the virus called varicella zoster when it's associated with chickenpox and herpes zoster when it's associated wit?
The virus is called varicella zoster virus regardless of whether it is causing chickenpox or shingles. The scientific name of shingles disease is herpes zoster, and the scientific name of chickenpox disease is varicella.
Which herpes causes shingles?
Herpes zoster causes shingles.
Is herpes zoster infectious?
Herpes zoster is caused by varicella virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. If someone with herpes zoster lesions has skin-to-skin contact between those lesions and the skin of a person who has not had chicken pox or the vaccine, that person may get chicken pox.As it is caused by virus it is infectious diseas.
How can you find more information about zoster?
One can find more information about herpes zoster on the website for the CDC. More commonly known as shingles, herpes zoster is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters.
How can herpes zoster be transmitted?
It is transmitted by "sexual contact".
Can you get shingles herpes zoster inside your intestinal track or organs?
It is possible to get shingles or the herpes zoster virus inside of the your intestinal tract or organs. These include the lungs and brain.
