Brief overview Causes and risk factors:Infection with the varicella zoster virus first triggers chickenpox, then years later sometimes shingles. Stress or psychological causes, immunodeficiency and other infections contribute to this Symptoms: General feeling of illness, headache and aching limbs, slight fever, skin tingling, shooting pain (burning, stinging), belt-shaped rash with fluid-filled blisters that later crust … Shingles: Transmission, Symptoms
Symptoms After the initial clinical manifestation in the form of chickenpox, the virus remains in a latent stage in the dorsal root ganglia for life. Reactivation of the virus occurs particularly in the presence of weakened immune defenses. Vesicles with cloudy contents form in the area supplied by the infected nerve, e.g. on the trunk … Shingles: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Symptoms Neonatal rash manifests as a patchy, urticarial rash with central vesicles, papules, or pustules, often occurring in the first few days to weeks after birth. The face, trunk, extremities, and buttocks are most commonly affected, with the palms of the hands and soles of the feet usually left out. Otherwise, no other symptoms are … Newborn Rash
Symptoms Eczema or dermatitis refers to an inflammatory disease of the skin. Depending on the type, cause and stage, various symptoms are possible. These include skin redness, swelling, itching, blisters, and dry skin. In the chronic stage, crusting, thickening, cracking and scaling are often also observed. Eczema is usually non-infectious, but can become secondarily infected, … Eczema Causes and Treatment
Symptoms The disease begins with symptoms similar to a cold or flu, with elevated temperature, fever, feeling sick, weakness, and fatigue. Within about 24 hours, the typical rash appears all over the body and develops within a few days. It is initially blotchy and then filled blisters form, which break open and crust over. The … Chickenpox (Varicella)
Products Chickenpox vaccine is commercially available as an injectable in many countries (e.g., Varivax). It can also be combined fixed with the MMR vaccine (= MMRV vaccine). Structure and properties This is a live attenuated vaccine containing varicella-zoster virus of the OKA/Merck strain grown in human cells. This strain was developed in Japan in the … Chickenpox Vaccination
Products Dimetinden maleate is available as oral drops (Feniallerg drops). They were formerly called Fenistil drops. The drug has been approved in many countries since 1961. Structure and properties Dimetindene (C20H24N2, Mr = 292.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as dimetindene maleate, a white crystalline powder that is poorly soluble in water. The name is … Dimetinden Maleate Drops
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is one of the DNA virus forms. Chickenpox and shingles can be caused by it. VZV is a herpes virus. What is varicella-zoster virus? Humans are the only natural hosts of these herpes viruses. They have a worldwide distribution. The varicella-zoster virus is enveloped in a membrane. This membrane contains a double-stranded … Varicella Zoster Virus: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Introduction Shingles is a sequelae of the disease “chickenpox“, which often occurs in childhood. Shingles does not necessarily always occur, but can also be caused by immunodeficiency or stress, as well as other causes. This leads to reactivation of the varicella zoster virus and thus to skin reactions and other symptoms. The basic cause for … Causes of shingles
What are the causes of an infection? Shingles is a viral disease. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). If you get infected with the virus for the first time, you get chickenpox. Even if the chickenpox seems to heal without any visible consequences, the virus survives in the nerve cells of the … What are the causes of an infection? | Causes of shingles
Stress as a cause Stress arises in many situations and is a response of the body to increased demands or aggravated conditions. Under stress, the person is instinctively in “fight or flight mode”. This enables him to perform better, but it drains his strength – and thus also his immune system. The non-specific immune defense … Stress as a cause | Causes of shingles
Definiton A nerve root inflammation, also called radiculopathy, radiculitis or root neuritis, describes the damage and irritation of a nerve root at the spine. A pair of nerve roots emerges between each vertebra: One pair each on the left and right. The nerve root can be damaged at this exit point. This can be an … Nerve root inflammation
