Question 1

can i get shingles at 45?

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Shingles. : You can get shingles at any age.

Question 2

can i get shingles again?

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Yes: A person can have shingles more than once. His primary care doctor can evaluate to see if there is a weakness in his immune system (or just bad luck, older age, or other bodily stressors) that allowed him to have the first case of shingles. The doctor can give some advice on whether or not the patient should get the shingles vaccine to help prevent a recurrence of shingles.

Question 3

way do people get shingles?

Accepted Answer

A few reasons: Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Once a person gets chickenpox, the virus stays in the body forever and my become active if there is a change in the immune status, but most of the time without any obvious cause. A vaccine for shingles is recommended for people 60 years old and older.
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Question 4

should a get a shingles shot?

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Yes: It is good idea to get shingles vaccination at 60 year of ago. Take the newer kind, Shingrix.

Question 5

can you get shingles from a pet?

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No: Shingles occurs when the virus which causes chickenpox stays in your body in the nerve endings permanently and reactivates as herpes zoster (shingles).  It is conceivable that a pet could have the virus on its coat after touching lesions and then somehow transmit it rapidly (viruses die quickly) to another person who would then get chickenpox, and not shingles.

Question 6

what percent of people get shingles?

Accepted Answer

Shingles: As you age the more this will be a risk. It is frequent enough that they have produced a vaccine to prevent this. If you have not been vaccinated yet please do your best to get vaccinated soon. You do not want to have shingles.

Question 7

can a small child of 3 get shingles?

Accepted Answer

Yes: I have seen it as early as 15 months. All it takes is a past infection with chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine. Statistically the vaccine has less shingles than the wild virus but it can happen. Reactivation in early childhood follows the same pattern that is does in adults although the subjective complaints of pain prior to eruption seems to be less prominent.

Question 8

how can you get relief from shingles?

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Shingles : First of course is getting on the appropriate anti-viral medication to treat the underlying cause of the shingles. Then based upon the nerve pain or itch there are numerous pain medications and nerve pain or anti-inflammatory medications that your physician can discuss with you.

Question 9

why and how do teenagers get shingles?

Accepted Answer

Same as if not: Shingles occurs when a hibernating zoster virus (chickenpox) reactivates and travels down a nerve group, causing pain and a breakout. I have seen it in toddlers. We are not sure why it occurs.Since it commonly occurs in older folks, most speculate that a weak period in someones immunity allows it to activate.

Question 10

at what age do you get a shingles shot?

Accepted Answer

50: Recommended in adults above age 50

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