Developed a strange rash? It could be one of these four common adult skin diseases. Herpes Zoster or Shingles When in my twenties, I once developed a blistering rash on one of my shoulders. The intense pain accompanying this rash surprised me. It was not the sort of chafing discomfort many rashes cause, but a ...
Three myths regarding Shingles: Only the elderly can get Shingles, Shingles cannot be prevented, and once the Shingles rash disappears there are no further complications. What is Shingles? Shingles is caused by the Herpes zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes Chickenpox. Anyone that has had Chickenpox can get Shingles as the virus ...
After only a few hours of sleep due to a project at work, 43-year-old Kyle wasn’t overly concerned when he noted that the white part of his left eye had turned pink overnight. He assumed it was due to eye strain. However, the following day, he scheduled an emergency appointment with an ophthalmologist when pink ...
Last Wednesday my husband was diagnosed with shingles, a very painful condition caused by the Chicken Pox virus (herpes zoster). The virus lays dormant in your body and manifests itself with a rash and extreme nerve pain. Our doctor gave my husband a few samples of the Lidocaine patch, and another pain patch, which have ...
The Shingles, also known as Herpes zoster, is the noted “adult” chicken pox, and a pain that I will not forget anytime soon. I have dealt with a good amount of skin problems in my life, but contracting the shingles tops them all. The shingles decided to creep on me when I was in the ...
Shingles is medically known as herpes zoster. The herpes virus that causes shingles crawls stealthily along sensory nerves and frequently girdles the torso with its trail of painful eruptions. The pain is often agonizing. Some of the early symptoms as shingles are fever, chills, and general malaise. It can actually mimic the flu, but has ...
Shingles is a contagious and a very annoying skin disease; it is characterized by rashes and blisters on the skin. Shingles appear in the form of eruptions over a selected area of the skin. In medical terms, shingles is called Herpes Zoster. It is a viral disease, usually associated with the childhood disease, chicken pox. ...
Shingles is a very common condition. One in four people are affected by it at sometime in their life. There is a definite link to chickenpox. Chickenpox is a childhood disease and it tends to only cause mild illness. Once you have had chickenpox, you usually become immune to it for life. However, after you ...
Shingles is one of the most painful skin diseases. Pain from shingles, which comes from the herpes zoster virus which also causes chickenpox, can range from mildly annoying to unrelenting. Usually the older a patient is, the greater the pain. It’s vital to recognize the initial symptoms for a diagnosis and treatment. If someone suspects ...
Particles or microbes too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope, viruses range in size from that of a large molecule to about half the size of a small bacterium (from 0.00001 millimeter to 0.0005 millimeter). They can be photographed, however, under an electron microscope which has a magnetic field for a lens and ...
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