Herpes Zoster – what is known about the disease, symptoms, treatment — Health

A patient with a clinical form of shingles can be a source of infection for a child or those who have not yet had chickenpox.

Cases of herpes zoster (herpes zoster, shingles) have been reported in the Lviv region. This ailment is neither new nor rare.

Nataliya Ivanchenko-Timko, head of the regional center for disease control and prevention, said this.

“There are rumors on the Internet about a rare virus in Lviv region – herpes zoster. I will disappoint you. The virus has been known for a long time. It causes chicken pox in children, then “sleeps” in the body. And if a person has a malfunction of the immune system for various reasons, shingles can occur ringworm (herpes zoster). And, of course, there can be various complications,” the doctor wrote.

What is known about herpes zoster: symptoms and complications

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