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What are the symptoms of Shingles? I have been working with a woman who has now got them, am i likely to get..
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them? Is it related to Chicken Pox? I have already had that. I have found 2 odd spots, one on my neck and one on my belly, both with black heads on them, i have never had these before.
It is related to the chicken pox virus, and tends to be in adults, but not always. I had chicken pox when I was a baby and then I got shingles when I was 11, so it isn´t restricted to adults only. It is contagious but generally only if you touch it. It looks like blisters rather than blackheads and you tend to get it in a rash rather than spots on their own. It is very itchy and very uncomfortable and not pleasant at all. Keep an eye on your spots, and see a doctor if you remain worried.
Shingles and chicken pox are two different manifestations of the same virus, varicella zoster. Unless you have a suppressed immune system (anti-rejection drugs, HIV, or a similar situation), you’re extremely unlikely to have any reaction at all, especially if you had the chicken pox as a child.
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Symptoms are itching or pain in a nerve root distribution, usually only on one side of the body. This for a few days with maybe some redness then chicken pox like rash which gets scabby. It takes a week or so to subside and slowly clear. It is probably not contagious. It frequently appears after being exposed to someone with chicken pox. It seems to be the same virus. It can be very painful for a short while or forever in some. It is bad if it occurs around the eye. Corneal damage can occur leading to blindness. Treatment? Problematic. Anti virals might be of help?
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Shingles occur at the waist area and sometimes on other parts of the body. Do not worry, I do not think you have them. It is a form of chicken pox and usually occurs on older people. My Dad had them and they are extremely uncomfortable. I believe that they can be contagious, so make sure you clean your hands with a bacterial soap. Shingles does not start with a black heads, so do not worry, you are now probably more aware and these were here before. I was close with my Dad and helped with putting medication on and never had any problems.
Good luck and if this does not satisfy you please visit your local physician for a professional opinion.
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I thought shingles were infectious but you`d better ask a doc. good luck – I wouldnt worry about a couple of spots though.
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Shingles is just an illness that strikes older people…..it is a strain of chicken pox but as in older person called shingles…..This can make you feel very ill so give the lady some sympathy as she will need it….Your black headed spots do not appear to have a connection as shingles appears as a very sore rash usually around the mid section…
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I had shingles about ten years ok. They start as a tiny spot with, what looks like a blister on the top. I understand you can not get shingles if you had chicken pox as a child.
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I had shingles around my waist, the symptoms were a reddish patch , not at all like blackheads and the feeling was similar to a nettle sting
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It is related to the chicken pox virus, and tends to be in adults, but not always. I had chicken pox when I was a baby and then I got shingles when I was 11, so it isn´t restricted to adults only. It is contagious but generally only if you touch it. It looks like blisters rather than blackheads and you tend to get it in a rash rather than spots on their own. It is very itchy and very uncomfortable and not pleasant at all. Keep an eye on your spots, and see a doctor if you remain worried.
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I am presently suffering from shingles and have done some research on it. Shingles is not contagious, however my understanding is that it could spread chicken pox to someone who has never had chicken pox. My symptoms began as itching and burning of the skin (in my case it is on my face). I also was feeling generally lousy-tired, etc. The burning and itching became more like shooting pain. The skin on my face began to swell somewhat then I developed whelps. These whelps are now becoming blisters (no black heads on them) Shingles affects the nerves and tend to follow a specific bundle of nerves so it will generally be in a specific area-the back, torso, face, legs. It also affects just one side of your body (in my case the right side of my face). I am finding the pain to be pretty intense. Enough to wake me up at night and having the need to take a strong pain rx. I hope this is helpful.
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Shingles produces a strip of vesicles or blisters, in a band on one side of the body only, affecting one dermatome only. ( area of skin supplied by a single nerve route,)
You can’t catch shingles from shingles, but you can, if you are non-immune, i.e. have not had chickenpox the past, catch chickenpox from shingles.
The 2 spots you describe do not sound in the least like chickenpox lesions, which are small blisters filled with colourless fluid. In addition in adults chickenpox tends to be a severe, toxic condition with the spots preceded by several days with high fever and severe headache.
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GP for more years than I care to remember
Yes, shingles and chicken pox are related. They are both caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus.
The areas that you have described on your body do not sound like shingles. Shingles is normally only on one side of the body, and follows a nerve path. Being so close to the nerves can make shingles very painful. While it does mainly affect adults, you do not have to be an older adult to get shingles. Anybody who has had chicken pox can get shingles.
Chicken pox is highly contagious (from the fluid within lesions and also respiratory secretions) and can be passed from one person to another who does not have immunity to the disease. (Immunity occurs in one of 2 ways – having the disease or having the vaccination.)
Shingles CAN NOT be passed from one person to another. However – a person who does not have immunity to varicella can get CHICKEN POX from a person who has an outbreak of shingles.
This is a very confusing disease, but I hope that this helps.
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Very interesting information at this site: (pages 6-8 specifically)
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/pdf/IDCM/vzv.pdf
you wont catch them if you have had chicken pox before, so don’t concern yourself about it too much. you should have more concern for your friend as it is a painfull and horrible condition
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Shingles Symptoms
Depending on the nerves involved, shingles can affect many parts of the body.
The first symptom of shingles is often extreme sensitivity or pain in a broad band on one side of the body. The sensation can be itching, tingling, burning, constant aching, or deep, shooting, or "lightning bolt" pain.
Typically, 1-3 days after the pain starts, a rash with raised, red bumps and blisters erupts on the skin in the same distribution as the pain. They become pus-filled, then form scabs by 10-12 days.
The rash disappears as the scabs fall off in the next 2-3 weeks, and scarring may result.
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no you can not give somebody Shingles but you can give a kid Chicken Pox
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if you have had chicken pox, most likely you wont get shingles.
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