Yes, shingles can cause blindness, because the virus can infect the eye. Untreated shingles can cause many serious complications, which makes it very important to seek proper medical care with this condition.
It's not unusual for shingles on the forehead to affect the eyes. The virus spreads through the nerves.
Thomas Shingles died in 1984.
Shingles is not a fatal disease. There is a very rare complication that affects the trigeminal nerve of the eye and face, and this (rarely) can lead to blindness.
That is exceedingly rare. But then it is possible, theoretically.
An estimated 96 deaths in the United States are attributed to shingles per year. It is a rare complication that usually occurs in individuals with weakened immune systems. It is important to seek medical care if you develop shingles to prevent complications.
Yes that can happen. If it's in the eye you need to see your doctor and get referred to an eye specialist for a check.
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 a lot of information available on the internet about shingles in the mouth and it's best to consult reliable sites such as WebMD or NHS Direct. But as always the best source of information is a doctor or other medical professional.
I think when you die with open eyes you have been instantly killed. But if you were killed slowly, you would die with your eyes closed.
I am certain that this is untrue ' just an old wives tale
Shingles
No. You only get shingles's if you have had chickenpox. No chickenpox no shingles's.