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Is it possible to have shingles appear as one to a few bumps randomly on each limb and a concentration of them on the hip and buttock area?
Shingles can appear as small or large bumps. My Mother suffered with shingles for several years. When she first had them they started on her legs,which is unusual.I started on my back,but I have extreme pain for several days across my lower back & hips then I break out. If you catch the first blister you can take an antiviral medicine that can shorten the length of time for recovery.You must take it in the first 48 hours for it to work. I have had shingles 5 times in less than 1 year,but I have been under an extreme amount of stress. Both of my parents passed away within 6 months.Also my shingles blisters are unusually large.Most people have smaller blisters & more of them.
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Can you have shingles and not break out?
You can only get shingles if you had chickenpox in the past. The virus stays in your body for life, and can be reactivated in the future to cause shingles. You don't need a second exposure to chickenpox in order to get shingles.
Do black people get shingles?
Yes African Americans get shingles, however whites are 4 times more likely to get shingles.
How many times can you get shingles?
Shingles typically only occurs once in a person's lifetime. However, it is possible to have a recurrence of shingles, although this is less common. If a person does have a second episode of shingles, it is usually milder than the first.
Can the shingles vaccine be contagious to others?
When the blisters are open, with weeping, they are contagious, just like the chicken pox. It is extremely important to stay away from elderly people, infants and small children, pregnant women, and anyone who has never had the chicken pox while the shingles are in their contagious stage. Once the shingles have scabbed over, you are less likely to pass it on.
What causes small bites?
some times bugs
What is the most effective weapon against shingles?
The most effective weapon against shingles is the shingles vaccine, which can significantly reduce the risk of developing the condition and lessen its severity if it does occur. Additionally, early antiviral treatment can help reduce the duration and severity of shingles symptoms.
How long does it take to get over a very mild case of shingles?
An outbreak of shingles even if it appears to you to be a mild case can last anything from a week up to several months to go and remains in your body like a time bomb that may break out at any time when your immune system is low. Shingles remains dormant in your body once you have contracted the virus which causes it and it may flare up at different times or not at all during the rest of your life and can be triggered or set off after a bout of illness when your bodys defenses arnt as strong as usual or when you are feeling run down or depressed or your age may make you more succeptible to an outbreak also if you have HIV or AIDS and also some medicines which you might be given especially after the transplant of a body organ may trigger it and each time your body shows physical signs of shingles being there such as clusters of blister like spots and sharp needle like pains usually only down one side of your body and the blisters should be treated the same as chicken pox blisters as they are part of the same group of viruses called varicella zoster and some people think that you can contract shingles from a person who has chicken pox but it cant be contracted in this way but chicken pox may be contracted from a person with shingles whilst their blisters are at the weepy stage until they crust or scab over.
If you have a cold why would you have a reddish rash or red spots on the upper front of your body?
You could be allergic to some of your cold medication you are taking. If you have been using chest rub this could be the cause. Even perspiring in bed from a fever can cause "heat rash." Also get checked out by your doctor and be sure you don't have the start of shingles. Some times people think they have a cold (runny nose and eyes) and since shingles is caused by a virus in the body it can often be over-looked. You probably don't have it, but be sure and get it checked out by your doctor. Shingles usually follows a nerve in the body and can be anywhere. It can come from the side of your stomach up to the middle of your back and it can also spread. Some people only get the rash and not the blisters.
Ive had shingles three times is that normal?
I have had shingles three times. I am in the midst of my third outbreak. I must say that it is not as painful as the other two, but there are more lesions. I do have an autoimmune illness called Sjogrens Syndrome and that could possibly be why I am more prone to them. This has been over a period of about 12 years.
What could small red itchy bumps confined to torso that is back and chest be?
I am no professional but I researched lots after my husbands ordeal. If they also look like blisters (which may burst and ooze out fluid and get very itchy) , you may have shingles. You may also feel a stabbing like pain. If so, then you should get checked out as it might be shingles. My husband had it about 20 years ago and I had to completely soak the areas with several bottles of calamine lotion a few times a day to relieve the pain and itch. He was basically bed ridden for about 1 month as he had it bad with the itch and pain. He also used a pain killer such as Tylenol etc. The blisters have to basically dry up and will look crusty. That shows the healing and will be very itchy at that point as well. But I would see your doctor first. Even though my husband no longer has shingles he still feels the effects today sometimes. Hope this helps. Do a Google search online for "SHINGLES" and see if that is what you might have. You will see pictures etc. Make sure you get it looked at by a your doctor. Good luck.
