Reactivation of herpes zoster gastric latent varicella infection can occur in 20% of healthy individuals and 50% of immunocompromised people. The symptoms are more severe in people over 50 years of age, and the severity and incidence of the disease increases significantly with age. 1, shingles, also known as “snake wrapped around the waist”, a full circle will kill people?
A: Not scientifically. The reason is that herpes zoster only grows halfway, not all the way around. This has to do with the distribution of the nerves in Ren. And shingles is not usually fatal either.
2.What is the main manifestation of shingles?
A: The initial manifestation of severe pain in the stomach, more than 90% accompanied by painful itching, tingling sensation, tenderness and dry ginger allergy. If there is only pain, before red papules and blisters appear on the skin, it is very easy to misdiagnose myocardial infarction, cytomelitis and acute abdomen. This is followed by the appearance of red papules and blisters, which are distributed in clusters.
The severity and incidence of postherpetic neural pass increases with age, with 10-15% of patients developing postherpetic neuralgia.
3. What are the risks of shingles to the human body?
A: Although herpes zoster does not kill, its harmful combination of damage to the human body cannot be ignored. It can cause severe pain, which can last for months to years, or even cannot be relieved for a long time, seriously affecting the patient’s quality of life.
1) Herpes zoster can cause vision loss if it grows in the eyes or at the trigeminal nerve in the head, and in serious cases, insomnia and blindness. Or it can cause meningitis, etc.
2) Untreated herpes zoster leaves posterior neuralgia, which is known as a world-class problem in the medical community.
3)Very few people will have generalized eruptions, like chicken pox, to the whole body, which may be complicated by lung, brain and other important organ damage.
4. What causes shingles?
A: It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox or latent infection (no symptoms) when first infected, and later manifests as herpes zoster when it reoccurs.
5.Does shingles recur?
A: Not usually. Most people only get it once in a lifetime, and only very few people will have a recurrence, and the recurrence rate is only 0.2%.
6.Why does shingles occur?
A: The reactivation of herpes zoster gastric latent varicella infection can occur in 20% of healthy people and 50% of immunocompromised people. Early antiviral is very important to reduce and avoid sequelae.
7. Who gets shingles more severely?
A: It is common in adults, involving people over 50 years of age with more severe symptoms, and the severity and incidence of the disease increases significantly with age. the incidence of HIV infection is 10 times higher than that of normal people, and is prone to the disseminated form.
8.What are the triggering causes of herpes zoster?
A: Herpes zoster occurs due to reactivation of the virus latent in the nerve roots. Triggers: exertion, stress, fever, radiotherapy, tissue damage or immunosuppression, etc.
9. Is herpes zoster contagious?
A: Primary varicella infection is spread by airborne and can also be transmitted by direct contact with varicella. It is before chickenpox crusts, the patient pox is contagious.
Through direct contact with the herpes zoster patient’s blistering fluid, it is possible to be infected with chickenpox if the contact person has not been infected with varicella zoster virus.
10. In which parts of the body is shingles most common?
A: It is most common in 57% of the chest, followed by the waist, neck and trigeminal nerve, because the trunk is the main part and the distribution is band-like, so the people call it “snake wrapped around the waist”. It is generally unilateral, rarely bilateral.
11.How to prevent postherpetic neuralgia?
A: Generally, if you still have pain after 1 month to 3 months, it is called postherpetic neuralgia. Early treatment is the key and should be most effective within 72 hours of the initial blistering. 72 hours to 7 days also have significant effects.
12.How long does shingles take to heal?
A: Course of disease: 2-3 weeks, average 16-17 days. The aim of treatment is to shorten the course of the disease and, most importantly, to reduce the posterior neuralgia.