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Shingles

Shingles. Brianne Baccarella , Joe Bubak , and Rebecca Whitna. What is Shingles?. Shingles is a viral infection It can occur anywhere in the body, but it usually occurs on the left OR the right side of your torso. More about the Shingles Virus.

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Shingles

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  1. Shingles Brianne Baccarella, Joe Bubak, and Rebecca Whitna

  2. What is Shingles? • Shingles is a viral infection • It can occur anywhere in the body, but it usually occurs on the left OR the right side of your torso

  3. More about the Shingles Virus • Shingles is caused by a virus known as varicella-zoster, which is the same virus that causes chicken pox • If you have had chicken pox, then the Shingles virus is inactive in your body in nerve tissue near the spinal cord or brain • Though the virus is not life-threatening, people who have had it say that it is very painful

  4. Symptoms of Shingles • Pain, burning, numbness or tingling at the site • Pain, followed by a red rash • Fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over, falling off in two to three weeks • Itching

  5. Symptoms (cont.) Other people have experienced these symptoms along with the main ones: • Fever and chills • General aches • Headaches • Fatigue

  6. Treatments There are not any cures for Shingles, but you can take the following medications for reducing symptoms and healing up the outbreak faster: • Acyclovir • Valacyclovir • Famciclovir

  7. Treatments (Cont.) Shingles also causes serve pain. To relieve the pain, your doctor can prescribe: • Medications that contain narcotics (codeine) • Tricycle antidepressants (amitriptyline) • Numbing Agents (lidocaine) • Anticonvulsants (Neuontin)

  8. Sources • http://www.cityprofile.com/forum/health-exercise/shingles-vaccine-17972/ • http://www.mayoclinic.org/shingles/ • http://www.mayoclinic.org/shingles/symptoms.html • http://www.mayoclinic.org/shingles/treatment-and-drugs.html • http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/ss/slideshow-shingles-pictures • http://itech.dickinson.edu/chemistry/?cat=86

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