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Is shingles and herpes are same?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Herpes is a family if viruses that cause different diseases. Herpes simplex I is associated with cold sores, herpes simplex II is associated with genital herpes (although those two can be reversed), CMV and EBV can cause mononucleosis and colds and congenital infections in babies as well as cancers, roseolovirus can cause roseola, human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma and other cancers.

The herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox (varicella). It lies dormant in nerve cells and years later it can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster).

So shingles is one example of a herpes virus infection.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Which herpes causes shingles?

Herpes zoster causes shingles.

What is the classification of Shingles?

Herpes Zoster...the same virus as Chicken Pox.

What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as the shingles?

Shingles is also called herpes zoster

What virus causes shingles?

It's the same virus that causes chicken pox - the herpes virus.

What is another name for herpes zoster?

Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.

What are the causes of shingles and what do they go after?

Shingles IS caused by Herpes Zoster virus and it affects the nerves.

What is the word for shingles in spanish?

For the shingles on a roof, "las tejas" For the disease, "herpes zóster"

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.

Can you get shingles vaccine if you have had herpes?

Herpes zooster can cause shingles. This type of herpes causes chicken pox. It's slightly different then the herpes that causes cold sores and genital herpes. If you have had chicken pox as a child then you could possibly get shingles later in life.

Herpes zoster medical definition?

A herpesvirus that causes shingles and chickenpox, also known as 'shingles'.

What is the medical term for a condition commonly known as shingles?

Shingles is also called 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).

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