The disease provokes a variety of herpes - the third type. Specialists, for today, define eight types of herpes( among them usual, genital herpes, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, etc.), which bring a person a health hazard. The described type of the virus is called varicella zoster. And today we will tell you with useful photos in more detail about whether or not shingles are contagious, what are its symptoms, the causes and treatment of folk remedies in children and adults.
Features of
The virus affects the majority of the population in childhood and initiates the disease - chickenpox. In this there is a noticeable difference in the manifestation of its action during primary infection. If an adult is sick for the first time, then he will also have chickenpox, but usually in older age the disease is more severe than in children.
The adult population in the majority, as a rule, already had chickenpox and in their organisms the virus is dormant( inactive), stored in nerve cells. The awakening of the virus provokes the disease of the person with shingles.
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Forms of
The virus manifests itself in different forms:
- The course of the disease causes a negative process in the autonomic ganglia.
- The ocular form of the manifestation leads to the disease of the trigeminal node. In this case, there is a danger to eye health.
- Disseminated form of manifestation, it is also called widespread. The disease develops with the appearance of rashes on the entire surface of the skin.
- Ganglion-associated manifestation is the most common form. It has typical manifestations.
- Meningoencephalitic form - exacerbation of the virus takes place in severe form. Variety of the manifestation of the virus initiates meningoencephalitis. The most dangerous manifestation of infection, is fraught with serious consequences.
- The ear form manifests itself as a rash in the ear canal, hearing may be lost.
- Gangrenous manifestation of the virus - with this type of damage to the body, tissue necrosis is observed. This form of the disease is more common in patients with diabetes mellitus and in older people.
The disease can have atypical forms:
- hemorrhagic - this manifestation of a viral infection is different in that in the vesicles the liquid has a bloody composition;when the virus passes into the inactive phase - there are scars on the skin at the site of the rash;
- abortive - with this form there are no eruptions;there are also no painful manifestations;
- generalized - rashes on the entire surface of the skin, the rash has a vesicular type;
- bubble - bubbles have uneven edges and are large in size.
Causes of
Tinea usually occurs in people who have suffered a disease - chickenpox. We can say that these are two different manifestations of an exacerbation of a single virus: the third type of herpes.
When it enters the body for the first time, the sick man struggles with chickenpox. After the active phase ends, the virus is in a sleeping state in the nerve tissue.
If a person falls into circumstances favorable for the activation of the virus, then he becomes ill with shingles. Factors contributing to the awakening of the virus:
- hypothermia,
- reduction of the body's defenses:
- when bone marrow replacement,
- if a person is forced to take funds that lead to a decrease in immunity:
- immunosuppressants,
- antibiotics,
- corticosteroid hormones
- and others;
- the impetus to the awakening of the virus can become pregnancy,
- the presence of diseases that cause immunodeficiency, for example, AIDS;
- radiotherapy can cause such a side effect,
- long exposure to the open sun - related specifically to the production of large amounts of ultraviolet light through the skin,
- cancer disease weakens the body and can promote viral activation,
- systematic overwork, especially mental;
- is one of the factors predisposing to the manifestation of the virus in the form of herpes zoster - the elderly;
- is often susceptible to stress.
A person who suffers from shingles can infect others at a time when the body has rashes. The contents of the vesicles have a composition that is a spreader of the virus.
Next we'll talk about the first symptoms that has shingles.
Symptoms of
Symptoms of
The disease manifests itself through such symptoms:
- first a person experiences symptoms similar to the flu:
- chills,
- headache,
- weak general condition,
- may be a digestive system disorder,
- temperature increase,
- in some areasskin discomfort:
- tingling,
- pain signals,
- itching,
- sometimes the sick feel on the skin like a burn;
- a few days after the appearance of such symptoms in areas where there were feelings described earlier, there are rashes. They are a group of bubbles that contain a transparent liquid inside the liquid.
The following stages of the disease:
- when the rash has appeared, the period of activation of this process begins, and the number of vesicles increases;
- in the bubbles there is a process that leads to their disappearance:
- fluid inside the bubbles becomes turbid,
- formation dries up, a peculiar plaque forms on the surface;
- after the expiration of time, it disappears, leaving a trail( a scar or spot that stands out with a lighter shade);
- when the period of the active phase passes, there may be a pain of a neuralgic nature in the places where there were bubbles for a long time.
Diagnosis of shingles
People usually seek help when there are rashes. A dermatologist in appearance can determine the diagnosis. More accurately, this will help to describe the symptoms that were on the eve of the appearance of vesicles and laboratory studies.
Methods:
- Serological method - provides for the presence in the blood serum, produced by the body of antibodies to the virus. The research can provide information about whether the active process or the virus is in a quiet sleeping state.
- Immunofluorescence study of - the method also searches for antibodies, but its special feature is that special additives make the substances that are sought luminous in the event that a material hits the ultraviolet ray.
- On tissue cultures, acts to isolate the virus. This method of diagnosis provides for actions when the animal being examined is populated with the biological material taken from the patient. Observe if the animal is infected.
- PCR analysis of - the method examines the substance of the vesicle and by DNA of the virus has the ability to determine its type.
Next we will talk about how to treat shingles.
Treatment of
If the virus in the body is in an unmanifested state, then the patient does not need the help of doctors. With the active phase, you need to contact specialists, although the body is usually able to cope with the disease.
Medical care can facilitate the process. If the disease occurs in severe form, the patient is taken to a hospital. It is important to determine the type of the virus, because it depends on which specificity to choose for treatment.
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Therapeutic way of
To strengthen the strength of the body, a person needs to tune into a positive mood. If it is impossible to exclude stressful situations, it is desirable to reconsider the attitude towards them. Useful vitamin nutrition will support a cheerful mood and will add strength to immunity.
Medication-based
The main types of care are reduced to drug treatment. Drugs may be prescribed only by a specialist.
Anti-viral agents:
- valaciclovir,
- famciclovir,
- acyclovir,
- pregabalin,
- gabapentin.
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Folk methods
If the disease manifests itself in an uncomplicated form, then it is possible to resort to the methods of traditional medicine. It's good to do this after the specialist gives his advice.
Known methods:
- care for rashes:
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- wormwood,
- celandine,
- mint,
- shells of walnuts,
- immortelle,
- elecampane,
- burdock,
- tansy;
- moistens the affected areas with a napkin soaked with herbal decoction:
- lubricates areas:
- with hydrogen peroxide,
- with sea salt solution,
- with wormwood on alcohol,
- with greenery;
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- reception inside tincture of tansy and wormwood.
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Prevention of the disease
The measures that can prevent the exacerbation of the virus include:
- Creation of habits leading to the improvement of the body and increase its defensive strength:
- avoiding stressful situations, creating a peaceful attitude towardsthe world;
- quenching procedures,
- should treat the current inflammatory processes to the end, exclude the chronicle;
- give the body a reasonable load,
- a healthy diet,
- correctly distribute active work, mental stress and rest in the day to avoid fatigue.
- A modern method of prevention offers vaccinations. The procedure is shown at any age. The method protects against infection for the first time, and also promotes that the slumbering virus in the body is not activated.
Complications of
Viral disease can initiate diseases that can leave irreparable consequences:
- if the ear form develops - this phenomenon can cause facial paralysis,
- in people with very weak immunity can develop encephalitis,
- may damage the internal organs,
- in the development of infection in the form of an eye form there is a danger of eye disease,
- if the infection passed along the nerves of motorbranches, then there may be a violation in the ability to move - paralysis;
- if the integrity of the vesicles is disturbed, and bacteria get into this place, then suppuration is possible.
Forecast
In most cases, the prognosis of the disease is positive. The active phase of the virus becomes latent. A person can feel completely healthy. From the negative consequences - for a long time disturb the pain of neurological nature.
They are associated with the fact that the virus during exacerbation passes the path along the nerve axon, where it was stored before reaching the skin surface - the site of the rash, this part of the nerve gets some damage. And then the phenomenon signals itself with pains in this nerve. The encephalitic form is the most dangerous and carries severe consequences.