Herpes simplex

your immune system so you will not get sick for the second time. The situation is not the same, however, for people who are in their 70s and up. They need to be wary of diseases such as shingles. What is shingles? Shingles that is also known as herpes zoster is a painful skin rash caused by the reactivation of chickenpox virus in people who have suffered from the illness. In other words, if you have a history of chickenpox in your life, you are more prone to shingles. The symptoms are similar…

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…

varicella/Chicken pox and reactivation of the virus in later years causes herpes zoster/Shingles. Examining the development of Varicella zoster virus into disease, efforts to…

causes great discomfort and itching. With fluid-filled bumps that contain clear fluids that when it burst can be contagious and spread the infection to others. Varicella zoster virus can stay in the body because it is a member of the herpes virus. Like the other herpes virus is stays in the body after being infected. The pathophysiology of chicken pox is acquired by inhalation of airborne respiratory droplets from an infected host. According to the…

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…

Herpes zoster (shingles): a skin condition caused by varicella-zoster virus, the virus causing chickenpox (a childhood illness). Shingles is common among people with previous chickenpox history. The virus may remain inactive in the nerves for a long time and become active again as a consequence of weak immune system (elderly, cancer patients). The virus targets the epidermis and cause painful rashes that appear as clusters of fluid-filled blisters. Although blisters may occur anywhere on 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 are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Shingles is a painful rash. The rash will only appear on one side of the body. The rash may appear as a stripe of blisters. Shingles can still be painful after the rash is gone. Shingles is also called Herpes Zoster. Shingles is usually diagnosed by the appearance of the rash. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus multiplying. It usually comes up when the immune system is weakened. There are some possible triggers of shingles. When…