Question 1

do shingles normally recur?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes it will: 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 2

what are the symptoms of shingles?

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Painful rash: It is a one sided rash usually in a band or belt - like distribution.  There is usually pain or some kind of unpleasant sensation such as tingling or burning. The pain may come before the rash. The rash will usually form into many small blisters. It can also be on the face or arm. See your doctor right away for an antiviral medication to prevent post herpetic neuralgia which is very painful.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of shingles on body?

Accepted Answer

Shingles symptoms: Shingles often starts out as a patch of skin with a burning sensation followed a few days later by vesicles (small blisters) which eventually burst & scab over (just like chickenpox). Some pain may be present during the vesicle phase but more likely to appear in the healing phase. So best to get treatment early to prevent "post-herpetic neuralgia". Face/ear/eye warrant doc visit at once.

Question 4

how long do the symptoms of shingles last for you?

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1-2 weeks: The rash that occurs with shingles usually lasts about 7-10 days before all the lesions dry up and begin to fall off.  Lifelong scarring occasionally results.  The pain associated with the rash usually lasts about 2 weeks but can persist for much longer (sometimes lifelong) in 10-15% of patients.

Question 5

how to tell if i have shingles? what are the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Shingles: Usually pain on one side of the body comes before the rash of shingles, which is also called herpes zoster. The blisters develop in that area. If you see a doctor soon enough you can take an anti-viral medication to help it heal sooner.

Question 6

how long do the symptoms of shingles last for in a teen?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Shingles can have groups of lesions which occur for 1-7 days then progress to crusts and healing over the next 1-2 weeks.

Question 7

what are the symptoms of shingles? how long does it last?

Accepted Answer

See below: Pain, burning, itching, red rash, small blisters.

Question 8

can the reoccurrence of shingles happen more often with age?

Accepted Answer

Sure: You have about one chance in 7 of having shingles at least once in your life. If you die early you don't have as many years to have another outbreak as someone who lives to be 90.

Question 9

what happens when your symptoms of shingles come in contact with another person?

Accepted Answer

Possibly contagious: If any one has shingles, the patient has vesicles in a dermatomal distribution. Those vesicles could be contagious. It would be most important not to expose immunocompromised people such as transplant patients, people on steroids for collagen-vascular diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, and the very old and the very young. High risk people should be immunized a.S.A.P.

Question 10

can you please describe the full chronology of symptoms of shingles - from start to the very very end?

Accepted Answer

Chicken Pox: Then possibly shingles
no, end. It recurs when your immunity is low. So, stay healthy, and that will be the end of it (though virus will live forever in your nerves.).

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