Herpes

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "more than 3.5 million cases of varicella, 9,000 hospitalizations, and 100 deaths are prevented by varicella vaccination" annually in the United States. Based on this fact alone, one can easily see how devastating chickenpox could be without innoculation. Chickenpox largely affects children, however, incidences in adults have shown that the symptoms can be even worse, leading to complications. Even in the current day, with the…

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2012) states, “Varicella is an acute infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV)”. Varicella commonly called Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease known as an uncomfortable, itchy rash. The rash is usually found on the face, chest, and back and then spreads to the rest of the body. The rash turns into blisters, and eventually into scabs. Chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster virus. Distribution of the disease is…

Shingles 1 JoAnne O’Brien-Wallace Shingles Everest University Mod G: Nervous System, Law and Ethics, Psychology, and Therapeutic Procedures Mr. Todd 3/14/2017 Shingles 2 Shingles is an acute infection which is caused by the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus, which mainly affects adults. The cause of the reactivation is unknown, but it is linked to stress, aging, and or immune impairment. Shingles are characterized by the development of painful vesicular skin eruptions that…

Introduction Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is nerve pain that occurs after a shingles infection. Shingles is a painful rash that appears on one area of the body, usually on the trunk or face. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. In people who have had chickenpox, the virus can resurface years later and cause shingles. You may have PHN if you continue to have pain for 4 months after your shingles rash has gone away. PHN appears in the…

Donielle N. Drakes October 14, 2015 BIO 2923 Micro 5:30 Lec. Chickenpox Chickenpox (varicella) is an acute transmittable disease caused by varicella zoster virus. [4] However, it is often times considered to be a relative mild childhood disease. Chickenpox is easily spread, and can be spread before symptoms are shown. It can be acquired when a person with the virus, sneezes or coughs. It enters the respiratory system, and the infection concentrates in the skin cells for about two weeks. [4]…

“Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), chickenpox used to be a common illness among kids under the age of 12 (The Nemours Foundation, 2014).” An itchy rash of macules, papules, vesicles, pustules, and scabs appears with chickenpox, all stages are present on the body at the same time. “The incubation period is the time between the invasion by the pathogen and the onset of clinical manifestations, the incubation period for chickenpox is 2-3 weeks (Leifer, 2011).” An infected…

Shingles is a painful and burning rash that consists of blister and usually develops on one side of the body, face or torso. The rash typically scab over in 7 to 10 days and clears up within 2 to 4 weeks. The pain usually lasts for a months; however, for some people, the pain can last for years called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) which is known as the most common complication of shingles. According to CDC, Shingrix is a new shingles vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

Human body Today I will be talking about how the systems work together. One example is the the skeletal and the muscular system, they work together by Your bones and muscles work together through a series of impulses and signals communicated between the brain and skeletal muscles. In order to move, the nervous system then sends signals a skeletal muscle to contract. The muscular system is the mechanical force behind the digestive system. Beginning when you take a bite, your muscular system aids…

to creep. Common symptoms are they start out as blisters that eventually break open in sores that scab over,headaches,backaches ,fatigue, flu like symptoms. Herpes can not be treated but the symptoms can be lessen and prevented with treatment. To begin with, there are in total eight herpesvirvus types that affect the human such as herpes varicella-zoster virus,simplex viruses,human herpesvirus,Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and human cytomegalovirus. But there are…

Overview- Cold sore is also called as herpes labialis or fever blister is common viral infection. It is tiny, fluid-filled blister on the lip and around the mouth. This blister grouped together in patches. They cause pain, itching or burning sensation before they burst and crust over. This score appears on the lips, cheeks, inside the nostril and chin. The skin around the blister becomes reddish, sore and swollen. The blister may break, open, leak a clear fluid, and then scrub over after few…