Question 1

is herpes zoster contagious airborne?

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Zoster no, c&#x27;pox yes: People with their first infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) (mostly kids w/ chickenpox) are infectious by respiratory secretions -- e.g. coughing on someone who previously never had chickenpox and wasn&#x27;t vaccinated against VZV. However, herpes zoster (shingles) dosn&#x27;t have virus in the respiratory tract and is rarely transmissible except by direct contact with the skin rash.

Question 2

i have herpes zoster, are liquids in the blisters contagious?

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Yes!: Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a contagious viral infection. It is a reactivation of the varicella virus that causes chickenpox. You would be contagious to someone who who has never had chickenpox before or has never been vaccinated. You should keep the area covered at all times and wash your hands often. Stay clear of pregnant women, infants and immunocompromised people.

Question 3

what is herpes zoster?

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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 4

what are signs of herpes zoster?

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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 5

how can we identify a herpes zoster patient?

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Herpes zoster :  Classic presentation is dermatomally-based unilateral eruption, mostly vesicles, later forming scabs, Thoracolumbar most frequent. Facial or eyes involvement most concerning. If diagnosis is confusing can perform Tzanck smear of vesicle (multinucleated giant cells), viral culture, immunoflourescence stains of fluid/histopathology, PCR. Varicella IgM only useful for primary infection

Question 6

how to treat herpes zoster? can it cause death?

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Shingles : Herpes zoster is due to  flaring of dormant chicken pox infection along a verve , usually not lethal but will cause intractable pain even after healing for months ( years ) very little can be done , except symptomatic treatment.

Question 7

any tips on pain relief for shingles/herpes zoster?

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Several options: For acute shingles (rash lesions present) you should take an anti-viral medication like Acyclovir or Valtrex to treat the illness.  You can take nsaids like Motrin or aleve for pain.  If you have pain that continues after the lesions resolve, topical Lidocaine and a neuropathic pain medication like lyrica, (pregabalin) neurontin, or Cymbalta may help.

Question 8

could lagophthalmos be cause by herpes zoster (shingles)?

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It is possible: that Herpes Zoster opthalmicus causes lagophthalmos.

Question 9

what is the prevalence of herpes zoster worldwide and in india?

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VHZ India?: ± 1 million cases/year in usa and 1, 5 million cases in the european union. Couldn't find recent data for india.
Try who http://www.Who.Int/en/
you can find a lot of information there.
Hope it helps.

Question 10

is it possible for lagophthalmos to be from herpes zoster (shingles)?

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Lagophthalmos causes: Lagophthalmos the inability to close the eyelid completely. This results from damage to the 7th cranial nerve or 'facial' nerve. There are many possible causes such as trauma, stroke, tumors, Bell's palsy, Lyme disease or other rare causes. Although I've never seen a case - zoster could probably do it, although would be quite rare.  Zoster infects nerve roots, so if it came out in that area, maybe

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