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What is Herpes Zoster?
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Painful blistering Rash cause by reactivation of varicella zoster the cuasative agent in chickenpox.
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What is present with Herpes zoster and where is it present?
Is there any systemic symptoms or fever? |
Shingles. On on side of the body, in the distribution of a nerve. no fever or systematic symptoms
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What is present in the area of the Shingles? can shingle persist after the herpes? how can shingles be treated?
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Pain and itching, yes they can persist after herpes have been resolved. treat shingles with antiviral agents.
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Infectious Agent?
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Varicella Zooster virus(VZV,Chickenpox virus)
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Reservior Herpes zoster?
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Humans
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Mode of transmission
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VFV infection is transmitted to susceptible individuals(no history of chicken pox or varicella vaccine)
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Mode of transmission by means of 2?
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1. shingles cases -direct contact with lesions
2. disseminated shingles cases of localized cases in the immunocompromised airborne or direct contact with lesion |
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Exposure to shingle can results in? but cannot cause what?
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chickenpox. cause shingles.
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Exposure to chickenpox does not what?
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cause shingles
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Does Shingles have an incubatiuon period?
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No incubation period;it cuase by reactivation of latent infection from primary chickenpox
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Shingles is infectious until what?
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All lesions have crusted over.
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