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  1. Contact your provider if experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms.

    Disease condition is usually associated with itchy rashes, fever and chills.

    • Headache
    • Fever and chills
    • Malaise
    • Nausea
    • Body aches
    • Swollen lymph glands
    • Burning, Itching or tingling sensation
    • Red patches
    • Fluid-filled blisters that break easily
    • Rash on the face and ears
    • Itching
    • Muscle weakness
    • Fatigue
    • Stomach upset

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    Causes

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    • The causes include:
    • It is caused due to the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus
    • After the infection virus resides in the nerve roots
    • It reactivates after long time or during stress
    • After virus becomes active again, rashes may start to show up
    • This rash is known as shingles
    • Appears within a specific distribution along the skin corresponding to nerve distribution (dermatome)
    • The risk factors include:
    • Ageing - People older than 50 are at higher risk
    • Diseases such as HIV, Cancer
    • Chemotherapy
    • Certain medications

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    Prevention

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    By vaccinating against chicken pox, it may be possible to be protected from varicella.

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    Complications

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    Common complication associated with shingles is post herpetic neuralgia.

    • Severe pain in the areas where rashes are present
    • In some people pain may be present forever
    • Complication in the eye

    Rare but severe complication includes:

    • Pneumonia
    • Hearing problems
    • Blindness
    • Brain inflammation (encephalitis)

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    Treatment

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    Treatment may include medication and vaccination.

    Medication

    Antivirals: Drugs used to kill a virus or suppress its ability to replicate.

    Acyclovir . Valacyclovir . Famciclovir

    Anti-inflammatory drugs: Drugs used to manage inflammation due to the infected virus.

    Ibuprofen . Diphenhydramine . Capsaicin

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  1. Shingles is a painful, usually itchy, rash that develops on one side of the face or body12345. Key points about shingles rash:
    • Consists of blisters that typically scab over in 7 to 10 days, clearing up within 2 to 4 weeks.
    • Long-term nerve pain is the most common complication of shingles.
    • The rash is localized to one side of the body.
    • It starts as a cluster of small bumps that may be pink, grayish, purple, brown, or red.
    • Pain and tingling in the area of the rash may continue for weeks or months after the rash has gone away.
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    Key points

    • Shingles is a painful, usually itchy, rash that develops on one side of the face or body.
    • The rash consists of blisters that typically scab over in 7 to 10 days, clearing up within 2 to 4 weeks.
    www.cdc.gov/shingles/signs-symptoms/index.html
    Shingles typically manifests as a cluster of fluid-filled tiny blisters on one side of your body only. If you have that type of rash on one leg or one side of your groin, but not the other, it’s likely to be shingles. Shingles rashes are often itchy and painful, and you may experience these symptoms in the area before the rash becomes evident.
    www.healthline.com/health/infection/shingles-on-le…
    Shingles starts as a pain or a tingling sensation on one side of the body, that goes on to a red rash with small, fluid-filled blisters. Other symptoms may include: sensitivity to touch itching. Pain and tingling in the area of the rash may continue for weeks or months after the rash has gone away (known as post-herpetic neuralgia).
    www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Page…
    Shingles shows up on one side of your body, usually in one specific area. The rash starts as a cluster of small bumps. These bumps look different than the surrounding skin and present differently on different skin tones. On darker skin, they may be pink, grayish, purple, or brown. On lighter skin, the bumps appear red.
    www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/sh…
    Unlike chicken pox, which can affect your entire body, a shingles rash usually erupts only on one side. You can get shingles anywhere, but the most common sites are the torso or the face. If you have shingles on your torso, the painful rash it causes may wrap around one side of your body, from your stomach or chest to your spine.
    www.healthline.com/health/signs-and-symptoms-o…
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