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What are the causes of shingles and what do they go after?
Shingles IS caused by Herpes Zoster virus and it affects the nerves.
Herpes zoster medical definition?
A herpesvirus that causes shingles and chickenpox, also known as 'shingles'.
What virus causes shingles?
It's the same virus that causes chicken pox - the herpes virus.
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.
What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as the shingles?
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
Is shingles and herpes are same?
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.
How does herpes zoster differ from varicella zoster virus?
When a person gets chickenpox, the rash will go away but the virus is still in the body and becomes dormant. If the virus becomes active again in the nerves, it is then called herpes zoster or shingles. This usually occurs when a person becomes older, but only in a small percentage of the population. Herpes simplex causes the cold sores or genital herpes.
Does herpes drive you crazy?
No. Not in the sense of causing actual damage to the brain. You are thinking of syphilis. Herpes causes chicken pox, genital herpes, cold sores, shingles and some other stuff.
What is an acute infection caused by the virus that causes chickenpox?
Herpes Zoster, or shingles, is an acute infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
What is another name for herpes zoster?
Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.
Is nystatin used for genital herpes?
No. Herpes is a virus, the same one that causes shingles, cold sores and chicken pox. Nystatis is an antifungal, which will have no effect on viral infections whatsoever. Herpes is treated with an antiviral, such as aciclovir, should you require it.
What is the after affects of shingles in children?
Children do not get shingles, they get chicken pox. The herpes zoster virus never goes away, it is just inactive until some physical stress causes it to flare up again, usually in the elderly. When it does, it is referred to as shingles.
