lt;em>Shingles, as you may already know, is a disease that come in the form of an infection. The virus that causes chicken pox causes shingles, while the virus that causes shingles is called Varicella zoster and can infect someone who suffered from chicken pox at a young age.
>>>The same virus awakens when your immune system is weak and due to various other causes, it attacks in the form of shingles also known as herpes zoster. This time, it can be worse than chicken pox and can also cause serious nerve damage.
>>>Prevention: Shingles is contagious but it is not possible to get shingles if anyone contracts the virus, as the infection causes chicken pox and not shingles.
>>>A shingles outbreak can last anywhere between two to six weeks. Although most people develop shingles only once in their lifetime, there are cases where people have developed shingles a second or third time.
>>>It is imperative to seek medical help as soon as you develop shingles-related symptoms to manage and control the infection. The standard anti-viral medication prescribed for shingles is most effective in the early stages of infection.
>>>Risk factors to be concerned about If you are suffering from Herpes and any other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), you have a probability of having a weakened immune system. This means you are prone to have more and severe outbreaks of Genital Herpes as well as Mouth or Oral Herpes. Complications are there in this situation such as developing
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