Shingles, people who have had it are in pain, and people who have not had it have heard of it! There is a saying: Snakes and sores, dragons around their waists, crawling all over the circle to kill people, is what it is talking about.
Its symptoms are mainly pain and rash, and it is contagious.
Anyone who has had it has lingering feelings about it because it causes severe pain that ordinary people cannot bear.
The key is that this disease, regardless of gender, young and old, can occur at any time. However, with age, the incidence increases dramatically.
What is shingles?
Herpes zoster (commonly known as: loincloth, snake loincloth, snake, etc.) is an infectious disease caused by the reactivation of chickenpox-zoster virus. At the onset of the rash, the affected area** first appears with flushing spots, followed by clusters of papules, followed by blisters. Because the virus is neurophilic, it can be latent in the neurons of the posterior root ganglia of the spinal cord nerve for a long time after infection, and when the resistance is low or tired, infected, or cold, the virus can grow and multiply again and move along the nerve fibers to **.
Rumors about shingles
Myth 1: Shingles can kill people if it grows in a circle
In fact, the severity of shingles varies from person to person, and some complications can be a health threat. For example, postherpetic neuralgia is one of the common complications of shingles. For people who are older or have a weakened immune system, shingles may increase the risk of other serious complications, such as neurological infections or eye infections.
Myth 2: Only older people get shingles
Older people have a higher prevalence than young people, and the clinical symptoms are more severe than those of young people, in fact, both men and women can get shingles, and vaccination is the most recommended way to prevent shingles.
Shingles often occurs suddenly. Maybe it was just one leisurely afternoon that shingles came to the door.
Therefore, it is recommended that you bring your family members to get vaccinated against shingles as soon as possible to avoid enduring the torture of the disease.
Myth 3: Shingles is just a problem and doesn't affect nerves
Herpes zoster is a neurological disease in which the virus travels along the nerves and affects the nervous system. One of the more obvious symptoms of shingles is pain, which is caused by the virus attacking and destroying nerve cells. Sometimes, this pain can be very intense and last for months, leading to postherpetic neuralgia. Shingles can also cause neurological infections, especially in the case of facial shingles, which may affect the eyes and cause serious problems such as eye inflammation and keratitis.
Prevent shingles
To prevent shingles, make sure to eat well, sleep well, exercise well, maintain good immunity, and try to avoid the herpes zoster virus when it attacks your body.
Getting vaccinated against shingles is a way to prevent shingles, which can avoid the onset of shingles to some extent, or reduce the symptoms when it occurs. Patients who have had shingles** can still be vaccinated to avoid the disease**.