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Is shingles a virus caused by skin disease?
Shingles are caused by the varicella virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. Those who have had chicken pox when younger carry the dormant virus for the rest of their lives. Should the virus "reactivate" in an adult, the result is shingles.
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.
Viral infection is also known as shingles?
An infection, non bacterial,that came on suddenly
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).
What disease is caused y the reactivation of the chicken pox virus?
Shingles, also known as Herpes Zoster
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.
What is reactivated chickenpox called?
Shingles is the common name (herpes zoster the medical term) for reactivation of the chicken pox virus.
What virus can remain inactive for months of years?
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is one example of a virus that can remain inactive for long periods, often for months or even years. After the initial infection, HSV can establish latency in nerve cells, where it remains dormant until reactivation triggers an outbreak. Other viruses, like varicella-zoster virus (which causes chickenpox and shingles), also exhibit similar latent behavior.
Painful viral infections of nerve endings are called what?
Painful viral infections of nerve endings are called herpes zoster, also known as shingles. It is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Symptoms include rash, pain, and burning sensations along affected nerve pathways.
Can NuvaRing cause shingles?
NuvaRing can't cause shingles. Shingles are caused by a reactivation of the chicken pox virus you caught earlier in your life.
Which virus causes poliomyelitis?
Polio virus causes poliomyelitis.
What virus causes shingles?
It's the same virus that causes chicken pox - the herpes virus.
