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What are the early symptoms of shingles?
When the virus that causes chickenpox reactivates, it causes shingles. Early symptoms of shingles include headache, sensitivity to light, and When the virus that causes chickenpox reactivates, it causes shingles. Early symptoms of shingles include headache, sensitivity to light, and
Will vaccination guarantee that I won't get shingles?
Shingles is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox. Symptoms include a . Prevention and Shingles Vaccine.
What are the symptoms of internal shingles?
Internal shingles are sometimes compared to the chicken pox as they have some similarities. Some of the symptoms are swelling in the neck and abdominal pain.
What are symptoms of internal shingles?
Internal shingles are sometimes compared to the chicken pox as they have some similarities. Some of the symptoms are swelling in the neck and abdominal pain.
Can shingles trigger ibs?
Shingles, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, primarily affects the skin and nerves, but it can lead to significant stress and anxiety, which may exacerbate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The connection between shingles and IBS is not direct, but the emotional and physical toll from shingles can trigger or worsen IBS symptoms in susceptible individuals. Additionally, some people may experience gastrointestinal symptoms as part of their overall response to viral infections.
Can you get chickenpox after having shingles?
You had to have had chickenpox once to later develop shingles (a flareup of latent chickenpox virus still in the body). That initial case of chickenpox usually confers lifetime immunity to chickenpox, so you cannot be reinfected. But the immune system often is unable to totally eradicate the chickenpox virus from the body, only keep it at a very low "latent" level that is not contagious and causes no symptoms. Then as one gets older, sporadically the immune system loses control and the latent chickenpox virus growth flares, however instead of producing chickenpox symptoms it produces shingles symptoms. Eventually the immune system again gets control of the chickenpox virus in the body, which returns to latent levels again and the shingles goes away.
Can you carry the shingles but not have it?
Yes you can have the virus, but never get shingles.
Is trichomoniasis related to shingles?
Trichomoniasis is not related to shingles. Trich is caused by a parasite. Shingles is caused by reactivation of chicken pox virus (varicella virus).
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.
Is shingles a virus or bacteria?
Shingles virus is commonly known as chichken pox virus. When chicken pox virus stays latent in the body(in the nervous system) and becomes reactivated after few years, it is referred to as shingles. Shingles occurring in adults has more complications than chicken pox.
How do you get herpeszester?
Once an episode of chickenpox has resolved, the virus is not eliminated from the body but can go on to cause shingles-an illness with very different symptoms-often many years after the initial infection. Once an episode of chickenpox has resolved, the virus is not eliminated from the body but can go on to cause shingles-an illness with very different symptoms-often many years after the initial infection.
What tiggers shingles?
Shingles is a virus that, thought dormant, remains in your body after you have had chicken pox. Why some people get shingles and others don't is genetic, but what triggers an episode isn't understood.
