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Measles and shingles are not directly linked, as they are caused by different viruses. Measles is caused by the measles virus, while shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox. However, both diseases are preventable through vaccination, and a history of chickenpox (which occurs before shingles) can be affected by the immune response, which may be influenced by other viral infections, including measles. Nonetheless, they are distinct conditions with separate causes and prevention strategies.
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Does having the measles make you immune from shingles?
No, in fact Measles causes Shingles later in life. If you have had Measles you may very well develop Shingles when you are elderly. There is a vaccine for Shingles, but it's only available to those over the age of 60.
Can you have measles and shingles at the same time?
yes
Is shingles caused by having had measels?
No, shingles is not caused by having had measles. Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and can reactivate later in life, leading to shingles. Measles, on the other hand, is caused by a different virus and does not have a direct connection to 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.
What are four common viruses?
Chickenpox, shingles, viral hepatitis, and AIDS ( Modern Biology Holt edition )
What is viral syndrome?
It is an infectious disease caused by a virus, such as measles, mumps, influenza, shingles, the common cold and so on.
What are the symptoms and treatments of shingles?
The symptoms of shingles are very closely linked to those of chicken pox. Red itchy burning sensations. The inability to normal daily tasks such as walking and getting dressed. There is no treatment for shingles although there is a new vaccine for people over 65.
Can you get chickenpox if you had measles?
Yes, you can get chickenpox after having measles. Although both are viral infectious diseases that cause rashes, they are caused by different viruses, and a history of one doesn't give immunity to the other.
Was the California outbreak of the measles Rubella or measels?
The California outbreak primarily involved measles, not rubella. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, cough, and a distinctive rash. While rubella, also known as German measles, is a different virus that causes mild illness, the outbreaks typically referred to in California have been linked to measles specifically. Vaccination efforts have been crucial in controlling these outbreaks.
Can a child get adult measles?
Adults can get both chickenpox and shingles. Prior to universal vaccination in the US, chickenpox was considered a "childhood" disease. Since vaccination became routine, the average age of chickenpox patients has increased. The virus that causes the disease, varicella zoster virus, lives, dormant, in the spinal cord after the disease is over . In later adult years, this can flare up again as shingles. An adult who never had chickenpox or the vaccine can't get shingles. Between one in five and one in three adults will get shingles after having chickenpox.
What disease can be prevented?
Many diseases can be prevnted by having vaccines and boosters. Diseases that can be prevented by doing these to include: Influenza Chicken Pox Measles Tetanus Hepatitis C Shingles
Why are shingles sore?
Shingles is a herpetic infection of the skin that usually affects a specific dermatome (nerve root). It is described by some patients as very painful and by others as very itchy - that is because both the pain and itch sensations run in the same nerve root.
