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Stay isolated. The disease is highly contagious. Stay home from work or school until all sores are scabs.
Wait for the rash to become blisters and for the blisters to heal and become scabbed. It will happen by itself. Your immune system will heal you.
Do not scratch the blisters - you can allow in bacterial infection and leave scars, or become sick from the bacteria.
Put a soothing cream or lotion on the blisters. Calamine lotion (Zinc Oxide) is a cheap simple lotion to use. It dries to a chalky powder which is a slight antiseptic and which absorbs fluid leaking from the sores.
You can take cool oatmeal baths to help with the itching, or put a mixture of baking soda on the chickenpox.
What else can I help you with?
How often should you get a shingles shot?
You should have the vaccine as an older adult if you had chicken pox as a child. Before shingles appear.
If you are vaccinated against chickenpox can you still get shingles?
No, there is no reason to get chickenpox vaccine if you've had shingles. You should talk with your health care provider about shingles vaccine.
Does a patient with Disseminated shingles need to be isolated?
Yes, a person with disseminated shingles should be on contact and respiratory isolation.
What is the prevention of shingles?
My sister used to have shingles and the doctor said it was caused by stress so I guess you should try not to
Can you go on the beach with shingles?
it's probably not a good thing to go to the beach with shingles because shingles can be very painful so you should just stay at home
Should you put tar paper down before adding shingles on existing shingles?
In case it rains before you finish shingling.
Im going on holiday to Jamaica and have shingles should you cancel?
no
When you got the chickenpox does it automatically mean you will get the shingles?
no, but anyone over 60 should get the shingles vacine if they had the chicken pox, because you are More susceptible
Can you sunbathe with shingles?
It should make no difference. Use a sunscreen as you usually do.
Does Michigan medicaid cover shingles vaccine?
It should. If it doesn't, it is not expensive.
What are under the shingles of a roof?
There should be a layer of tar paper and then plywood.
Should you take all shingles off before roofing?
The condition of the shingles and wood underneath help to determine this. If the wood is good and shingles are mostly still there, some cities allow two or three roofs on top of each other before all of the shingles must be removed.
