Question 1

did chronic stress causes herbes zoster?

Accepted Answer

: Herpes zoster is caused by the varicella virus that was introduced into the body at some point in the past. It could be by natural infection or vaccination. Either way the virus hides out in nerve centers in front of the spine. If or when the immune surveillance of the body declines for whatever reason, poor health, illness, etc. the virus can travel down nerve routes and emerge as active zoster

Question 2

what happens if you leave a zoster outbreak untreated?

Accepted Answer

It will get better: It will get better on its own; it just might take a few days longer to heal up, and it's possible you'll have more pain.

Question 3

zoster relapse is it possible if i catch a cold for example will i get new symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Herpes zoster: Yes, relapse may occur due to a wide variety of factors, and in some people never recurs at all.  Stress of any form has been associated with reactivation, but again, some people never have it happen twice.

Question 4

at how many days after pep.is 4th gen test is conclusive ..bcoz i have tested with 4th gen test after 135days of last pep dose. is this is a conclusive report . or i need to retest.? i got herbes zoster after at 80th day after pep?

Accepted Answer

: Most experts agree the HIV AgAb ("4th generation") blood tests are conclusive 6 weeks after the last dose of PEP, although a few might recommend 3 months. For sure your negative result at 135 days is conclusive; you don't have HIV. Herpes zoster (shingles) is common in people without HIV and rarely is a clue about HIV infection.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

why do some people call shingles "zoster"?

Accepted Answer

See below: It can be a bit confusing. The technical name for 'shingles' is herpes zoster. Herpes zoster is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. To further complicate matters, the virus is also called human herpes virus type 3. Doctors like fancy names.

Question 8

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 9

if v. zoster igg positive, that means you have herpes?

Accepted Answer

Varicella-zoster: Vz is the causative agent of chickepox which can recur later in life as shingles (herpes zoster).  Herpes simplex is a completely different virus with different disease producing capacities.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: zoster virus?

Accepted Answer

Shingles virus: Herpes zoster if the chicken pox virus and when it reoccurs later in life , it causes shingles.

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At how many days after pep.is 4th gen test is conclusive ..bcoz i have tested with 4th gen test after 135days of last pep dose. is this is a conclusive report . or i need to retest.? i got herbes zoster after at 80th day after pep?

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What is herpes zoster?

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