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Shingles (infection)
Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral disease caused by a virus similar to that which causes chicken pox. Persons affected by the disease experience painful skin rash with blisters that occur along a particular nerve path.
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How do you know when to replace a roof shingles?
Sooner or later, every roof needs to be replaced, usually due to the long-term effects of weathering. If a residential roof is more than 20 years old, it is a prime candidate for re-roofing.
To determine if you need a new roof:
On the ground, walk around your home with binoculars and inspect your roof for cracked, curled or missing shingles, as well as any excessive loss of the protective mineral granules. DO NOT CLIMB ON THE ROOF; walking on the roof is dangerous and can damage your roof.
In your attic, take a flashlight and look at the underside of the roof deck and rafters for any stains or wet spots indicating water leaks.
Asphalt shingles can often be applied directly over existing roofs without the necessity of tearing off the old roof. However, new shingles cannot be properly applied over hard or brittle materials, uneven surfaces for nailing or roof decks with warped, rotted or unsound support that should first be replaced or repaired.
Some local ordinances forbid re-roofing over two or more layers of shingles. If a home already has been shingled several times, it is important to first determine if the roof deck can support another layer of shingles before undertaking any re-roofing project.
Can your homeowners insurance be cancelled due to old shingles?
The HO co has the right to cancel your policy or non-renew if you fail to take care of your home so yes. Replace your roof. A canceled policy makes it very difficult for you to get insurance in the future.
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
What is the typical treatments for shingles?
There are several ways to treat shingles. These methods can vary from topical medication, antidepressant medicine. An example of topical medication can be the benzocaine Otic which is applied on the area and numbs the pain. An antidepressant medicine can be Tricyclic Antidepressants.
What are the demographics of shingles?
Shingles arises in individuals who have already had chicken pox, and especially in people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly or people receiving chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation.
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Do roofing shingles expand or contract?
Yes they do just as everything does. (including yourself) I was taught a long time ago to leave a very slight space between each, though now I don't think it's necessary
Someone at work has shingles can you take it home to your baby?
Shingles is only contagious is if you've never had chickenpox. Close, personal contact with open blisters passes the shingles virus, known as the varicella-zoster virus, from one person to another.
If you have had herpes zoster once do you need a shingles vacination?
No not really No not really No not really
Can you get shingles on your testicles?
Yes, I have this condition right now.
It is very painful.
The doctor says he is sure it is shingles because it is only on 1 side of the body. In fact, if you look at the scrotum, there is a perfect line where there are sores on one side but not the other. It started on the glans penis and simultaneously in the small of my back and then both areas quickly spread to cover my butt and scrotum & now the two areas have merged. I am on valtrex.
Can a person who had shingles in the past get shingles from another person?
No, they cannot. There are no separate strains to encounter. However, shingles have been known to recur over intervals of months to years, with no obvious stimulus.
Can chickenpox vaccine prevent shingles by cryosurgery?
Those who have had chickenpox vaccine have a lower risk of shingles, but you can talk with your health care provider about getting shingles vaccine. I have no idea what cryosurgery has to do with shingles.
What is a known treatment for shingles?
Shingles is like a rash but with big blisters caused by the chickenpox virus. It is very painful and contagious so if someone has it they need to be quarantined. There isn't a cure for shingles, but known treatment is taking antiviral, pain and antibiotic medication.
Does shingles always have open weeping lesions?
Not at all, but it can. Early disgnosis and treatment can prevent serious sores.
What could cause a 13-year-old to have shingles?
I'm not a doctor, but I have an opinion. I believe a light case of chicken pox in childhood and then an exposure to the virus that causes shingles, at 13 could cause a 13 year old to get it. believe this because I did not have chicken pox as a child, overheard a receptionist telling another receptionist, at my physician's office, that she didn't want to be at work because she had shingles, jotted it down in my date book and then had an adult case of chicken pox (one area of the outbreak was a little shingle-like). My exposure to this receptionist was handing her my ID and then passing money back and forth. Many years ago my mother had a visit with a great niece who had chicken pox and then came down with shingles. They visited and hugged. It seems too coincidental to me that one follows the other. Just don't let her scratch any of it. I have a little scar where I scratched one. Poor little thing. It will all go away soon.
Is shingles contagious before the rash breaks out?
Shingles cannot be transmitted from person to person but the chicken box virus that causes shingles can be passed on to someone who has never contracted the shingles virus before. When the shingles rash has developed it is contagious but is not likely to be passed to another person if it is covered up.
Is monkey puzzle sap poisonous can it get into the blood stream?
My son cut his finger on a monkey puzzle tree and felt ill almost immediately. He even said his tongue felt weird where he had sucked his bloody finger.
He said he felt sick & dizzy and was sent home from school.
So I think it must be.
That is not a likely scenario. The varicella vaccine will already be effective, and the baby can only get chickenpox from direct contact with wet shingles blisters or ulcers.
What is the cost to install Cedar shingles per square?
Ask the roofer, standard grade shingles vary in price, but at the moment, they are around $60 to $65 a square. $75 to $100 could easily be the price of the shingles with the markup the installer is going to add.
