Herpes zoster requires prompt treatment, which can relieve symptoms, shorten the course of the disease and reduce transmission.
1. Relief of symptoms: Herpes zoster is caused by varicella zoster virus infection, the main symptom is pain, followed by a rash, mainly manifested as herpes papules and blisters, timely treatment can alleviate the symptoms of pain, which is conducive to the receding of the rash.
2. Shorten the course of the disease: most of the herpes zoster rash will improve within 2~4 weeks, timely treatment can shorten the course of the disease, but also reduce the occurrence of complications, such as residual neuralgia, skin bacterial infections and so on.
3. Reduce infection: herpes zoster is contagious, can be transmitted through direct contact or indirect contact, especially easy to infect patients with low immunity, timely treatment can be healed as soon as possible, to reduce the role of infection.
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