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Do i have Shingles?
Shingles comes from having chickenpox in the past. It stays in your body and as you age it comes out as shingles. There is a shot for it.
How is the shingles disease acquired?
Shingles comes from having chickenpox in the past. It stays in your body and as you age it comes out as shingles. There is a shot for it.
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.
What could chickenpox come back as?
Chickenpox virus remains in your body, and may be reactivated later to cause shingles.
Can you only get adult chickenpox on one part of the body?
Chickenpox in children and adults is typically throughout the body. Shingles is likely to be found on only one part of the body.
If you had chickenpox at age 7 What might prevent you from getting chickenpox a year later?
You cannot get chickenpox twice. Your body adapts to the virus and you no longer break out. You can, however, get shingles later in life from the chickenpox virus still in your body.
How long after being exposed to shingles will you get it?
IF you're going to get chickenpox from a shingles exposure, it would take between 10 and 21 days to get chickenpox. You'd have to never have had chickenpox before to get shingles, however, even if you'd never had chickenpox, you still might not catch them from being exposed to shingles.
Can being exposed to shingles re activate the virus in YOU?
No, being exposed to shingles itself does not reactivate the varicella-zoster virus (the virus that causes shingles) in someone who has never had chickenpox or received the chickenpox vaccine. However, if you have previously had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in your body and can be reactivated later in life, leading to shingles. The risk of developing shingles increases with age and certain health conditions.
What rash moves around body and is painful but not itchy?
Have you had chickenpox? If so, could be shingles.
What is a milder version of chickenpox called?
There is no special medical term for a mild case of chickenpox. Shingles is the term for a recurrence of chickenpox that is usually covering a small area of the body; however, the symptoms may be different and, in some ways, more severe. Shingles isn't considered a milder version of chickenpox.
Can chickenpox be caused by shingles?
Once you get the chicken pox infection, the virus gets hidden in your posterior root ganglion. How does it evades the immune system is poorly understood. It comes out in the form of herpes zoster or shingles, when your immunity lowers down. There is no mutation of the virus.
Will scratching shingles make them spread to other parts of the body?
Scratching shingles lesions can increase the risk of spreading the virus to other parts of the body, particularly if the skin becomes broken or if proper hygiene is not practiced. The varicella-zoster virus, which causes shingles, can be transmitted to individuals who have never had chickenpox, leading to new infections. However, the risk of spreading shingles to other parts of your own body is generally low if the lesions are kept clean and covered. It's important to avoid scratching and to follow medical advice for managing the condition.
