Aug 122011
Important Facts about Shingles
Shingles is a type of disease that most of the people want to know about, especially those who are more concerned about their skin care. Even if you have already suffered from this problem, you may well want to know about some of the very interesting facts about Shingles.
- Shingles occurs only once in the whole life.
- Shingles may or may not have blisters formation.
- Basically it is an extreme form of chickenpox disease.
- The name of virus that causes Shingles is Zoster Virus.
- The blisters in case of Shingles grow in a regular pattern.
- The medication given in case of Shingles is for pain relief.
- Annually, more than a million people suffer from Shingles.
- The pain of Shingles is very severe and unbearable in some cases.
- This pain may well continue after all the rashes have disappeared.
- Every 2 out of 10 people suffer from this problem in their lifetime.
- Old people are attacked more by this disease than the younger ones.
- It can affect the people who never had chickenpox in their whole life.
- It can even affect people who already have suffered from chickenpox.
- The blisters in case of Shingles have a red base and they are fluid filled.
- Shingles is very dangerous for the health of newborn in case of pregnancy.
- Shingles is a contiguous disease. It can result from person to person contact.
- The first thing is that it is caused by the same virus which causes chickenpox as well.
- The scientific name of Shingles is Herpes Zoster. But this has nothing to do with the sexually transmitted herpes virus.
- Vaccine is available for chickenpox as well as Shingles. The Shingles vaccine is for the old people with age of 60 and above.
- Identification of Shingles in initial stages helps the doctors to recommend you medication for pain relief for a longer period of time.
- Blister formation is over one nerve only. Very rarely these blisters are formed over more than one nerve.
These are some of the most important facts about Shingles. I hope this effort has added to your knowledge and you are now able to better understand this problem. A good understanding of Shingles means less pain and less discomfort. Don’t forget to share these facts to your friends too. This will also help them to fight against this serious skin problem.