Question 1

my roomie has shingles under his armpit, how can i prevent to get herpes zoster from him? (i had varicella when i was a kid)

Accepted Answer

You're in luck...: Shingles comes from within. A person who had varicella in childhood should have immunity to varicella, and should have varicella virus remaining inside some of his or her cells' DNA. Such a person should not be able to "catch" the virus from anyone else. However, the virus that is living in such person's DNA can form new copies of the virus, which travel to the skin surface to cause "shingles".

Question 2

can a patient with syphilis develop herpes zoster?

Accepted Answer

Yes, shingles: Although i presume syphilis has been treated. There is no reason why any adult with or without syphilis should not develop shingles (herpes zoster infection).

Question 3

is it possible to have herpes zoster inside the skull?

Accepted Answer

You could say that: Herpes zoster (shingles) is generally a disease of the skin.  However, it's possible to get zoster meningitis (infection in the spinal fluid), encephalitis (infection of the brain), or myelitis (infection of the spinal cord).

Question 4

should people with ckd 3 be vaccinated for herpes zoster?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Always ensure it is a killed-virus vaccination, but yes, we do recommend vaccination.

Question 5

once herpes zoster is triggered, how long does it generally take for the rash to appear?

Accepted Answer

Usually no trigger: Your question seems to assume a trigger of herpes zoster (shingles) is usually present or can be identified. Not so. Most cases are random without any prior symptoms or obvious trigger. Conditions that increase risk of shingles, such as immune deficiency of various kinds, typically are present for a long time, often years, before an episode of shingles appears. See MD ASAP if you suspect shingles.

Question 6

what is the normal pattern of recovery from herpes zoster nerve pain, intermittent or a constant rate of improvement?.

Accepted Answer

Variable: Recovery from something like this can demonstrate significant variability, but in general, it's usually slow and steady over the course of several months with "good days and bad days".

Question 7

what is herpes zoster?

Accepted Answer

Shingles: Zoster, often referred to as shingles, is a reactivation of the varicella (chickenpox) virus lying dormant in a nerve cell.  When it occurs it generally begins without pain or itching in the distribution of the specific nerve and then the development of a rash in that area with small blisters.  It tends to occur as a band on the torso or on the face.  A vaccine exists to help prevention this.

Question 8

what are signs of herpes zoster?

Accepted Answer

Pain, rash,itching: The common word for it is shingles. It may first make itself kinown by severe pain over a given area, very puzzling to a doc. After a day or so the blotchy red rash appears and itching and pain continue until it resolves. There is no valid treatment for it.

Question 9

what's herpes zoster? how do you treat it?

Accepted Answer

About herpes zoster: The first time a person catches the varicella zoster virus, he gets a case of chicken pox. Most of the time, chicken pox is obvious. Occasionally, a person has such a mild case, he doesn't know he has it. After chicken pox resolves, the virus lives (hides) in the nerves near the spinal cord. When it comes out and infects the skin again, the virus is called herpes zoster, and the rash is shingles.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: herpes zoster?

Accepted Answer

Try wikipedia.: Seriously, there are several good descriptions of herpes zoster infections available on the internet.

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