by james | Jan 16, 2020 | Shingles
Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus that is responsible for chicken pox. Once a person has had chicken pox, the virus lies latent in the body but can flare up unexpectedly. Shingles can be incredibly painful and uncomfortable, and getting...
by james | Jan 16, 2020 | Shingles
Shingles is caused by the chickenpox or herpes zoster virus, which lies dormant in your body after the symptoms of chickenpox have healed. It stays dormant for many years, even decades, and one in five people it can reactivate as shingles. While medical experts do not...
by james | Jan 16, 2020 | Shingles
Getting immediate medical treatment for shingles offers a number of benefits. It can offer pain relief, shorten the course of your illness and reduce the amount of time it will take you to recover. It is also important to remember to practice good hygiene, as direct...
by james | Jan 16, 2020 | Shingles
While there is no known cure for shingles, it can be treated effectively with modern medicine. Having treatment can make a significant difference to the duration of your illness and lower your risk of developing complications, especially if it is recurrent. To make...
by james | Jan 15, 2020 | Shingles
There are many myths floating around about chicken pox and shingles, and the relationship that exists between them. People who have chicken pox cannot get the virus again, but they can develop a case of shingles, as the virus that causes chicken pox stays latent in...
by james | Jan 15, 2020 | Shingles
One of the prerequisites for shingles to flare up in the body is a history of chicken pox virus, and you need to have had the chicken pox virus before in order to have a shingles outbreak. There are also different triggers for the virus to be reactivated, however, and...
