Varicella Chicken Pox Picture Image on MedicineNet.com
Picture of Varicella Chicken Pox Chicken pox. Chicken pox is an extremely contagious infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. While these poxes are on the back of an adult, it usually affects kids. The red rash is very itchy and usually has blisters that crust over after several days. Scratching the sores can cause scarring. […]
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection (Face) Picture Image on MedicineNet.com
Picture of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection (Face) Shingles. Shingles occur when the varicella-zoster virus which also causes chickenpox erupts after the initial infection, sometimes many years later as in the case of this 90-year-old woman. Once infected, the virus can remain dormant in the body for years. It reactivates if the immune system is weakened, attacking […]
How Can You Tell the Difference Between Chickenpox and Shingles?
What causes chickenpox? Both chickenpox and shingles are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. The difference between chickenpox and shingles is that chickenpox usually occurs first, and shingles are a result of a reactivation of chickenpox later on. Even though chickenpox and shingles are usually spoken of together, they are very different illnesses. Some think only […]
Is There an Age Limit for Shingles?
What are shingles? Shingles is known as herpes zoster and it is a skin disease caused by a varicella-zoster virus. There is no age limit for shingles. There is no age limit for shingles. However, you’re more likely to develop shingles as an adult if you had chickenpox as a child. The virus that causes […]
Who Is Eligible for the Shingles Vaccine?
Who is a candidate for the shingles vaccine? Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you had chickenpox as a child, the virus lives in your body forever. 10% of people who had chickenpox in childhood will get shingles as an adult, often when they are over […]
Is Shingles Contagious? How Long Do Shingles Last?
What is shingles? Pictures of shingles Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (also known as VZV, herpes zoster). Shingles usually causes a single strip or patch of painful blisters that wrap around either the left or right side of the patient’s torso or extremities, although it may occur on the face. […]