What is herpes zoster

If you go to a doctor too late or virus acquired acute extensive distribution and hit the skin or mucous membranes, then you will put 5 vials of vaccine to produce immunity. Additionally, the doctor prescribes immunomodulators, immunostimulants, and multivitamin.

Despite the fact that the medicine is not in place, and developing new pharmaceuticals, none of them is able to completely destroy the herpes virus, so if you diagnose the disease you have to go through repeated courses of systemic antiviral therapy and maintain the immune system.

What is herpes zoster - Herpes zoster (shingles) is a viral disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Illness manifests a number of unpleasant symptoms and gives a person discomfort.
How do you get shingles - The disease is caused by the herpes virus type 3 (herpes zoster).

Usually affects people previously undergone chickenpox, which is the causative agent of the same microorganism. In the presence of precipitating factors (nervous stress, decreased immunity) the agent is activated and contributes to the appearance of the skin characteristic rash. Upon contact with the patient to a healthy baby shingles dramatically increases the risk of the typical form of chickenpox. In some patients the disease can manifest itself again.

Clinical signs of disease - Shingles are characterized by acute onset, manifested general malaise and fever. Soon there is soreness of the skin, explains the involvement of the peripheral nerves of the face, head, abdomen and arms.