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The word "Herpes" came from the Greek word "herpein" which means "to creep or crawl" based on how the Greeks described the way the skin lesions of this disease spread; since the first known written case for this disease pointed to the Greeks (although this disease could have existed way before the Greek Civilization).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe name "shingles" comes from the Latin word "cingulum," which means belt or girdle. Many times the rash of shingles encircles part of the body like a band or belt, which is how it got its name.
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∙ 14y agoShingles also pronounced sheen-guls are called that because they are slanted down in which are made to drain off water from your house right to the gutter without messing up th roof wood that protects your home.
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Viral infection known as shingles?
Shingles is caused by a virus called Herpes Zoster. It is basically the result of chicken pox that has been dormant for years. It emerges years later as shingles.
Do shingles have an odor?
No. Unless there is secondary bacterial infection of the lesions.
Viral infection is also known as shingles?
An infection, non bacterial,that came on suddenly
You have idiopathic urticaria can you get shingles from someone with chickenpox?
You can't get shingles from someone with chickenpox, whatever your other medical conditions. You only get shingles from reactivation of your own prior infection with chickenpox virus.
Why is the virus called shingles?
Shingles is not the name of the virus but the name of the rash. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It is caused by the varicella (chickenpox)-zoster (shingles) virus. Its' name is from the French and Latin meaning girdle or belt. The rash "follows" the nerves. These nerves come off of the spinal cord in a belt-like fashion.
Can shingles vaccine which is a live virus inffect a knee replacement?
If the infection is live (you have shingles) hospitals will not operate. Any illness and/or infection which is effecting your general health causes higher risk of post operative issues.
Can you get shingles aside from chickenpox virus?
No, you can only get shingles from reactivation of prior infection with chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus). There is no other cause.
Can you get shingles or chickenpox from your daughter?
If you have already had exposure to chicken pox you will not get chickenpox again. However, you can still get shingles from exposure because it is a reaction of the previous infection.
Is Shingles a disease?
Technically yes, but only through direct contact with the wounds, blisters or rashes of the person having the shingles disease. A healthy person cannot get shingles if informal contact is made with someone suffering from shingles. This infection can't be transmitted if a person suffering from shingles sneezes or coughs. Shingles can't pass through the air.
What is an acute infection caused by the virus that causes chickenpox?
Herpes Zoster, or shingles, is an acute infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Do antibiotics used for shingles affect Depo-Provera?
No, but shingles are caused by a virus so you should not be using an antibiotic for this illness, unless you scratch the lesions causing a skin infection.
Can you catch shingles from an adult who is infected with shingles?
A person with shingles can pass the virus to anyone who hasn't had chickenpox before. A person who has not had chickenpox can become infected through direct contact with a person who is infected with shingles. After becoming infected, the person will develop chickenpox, but not shingles. The infection can be very serious for people who have a compromised immune system. However, a person with a normal immune system who has already had chickenpox cannot be infected with shingles. If a person has not previously had the chickenpox, it is best to avoid contact with any person who is infected with shingles until the infection has cleared the person completely.
