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Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful blistering rash and other symptoms, such as sensitivity to touch or sensitivity to light. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox infection.
After a person is exposed to the chickenpox virus, it remains dormant in the nervous system. If reactivated by triggers like stress or illness, a person can develop the shingles rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on the body, but it most often affects the torso. A shingles rash can appear as a single stripe of small blisters that wraps around one side of the body.
Shingles isn’t dangerous or life-threatening. But it can be extremely painful. Even if you’ve had the shingles vaccine, you can still develop a rash if the shingles virus becomes activated. Getting treatment early is vital, as it can lessen the chance of complications like postherpetic neuralgia (ongoing nerve pain after the blisters clear).
Shingles symptoms usually begin with a burning or tingling sensation of the skin. Certain areas of the skin may also be sensitive to the touch. These symptoms are followed by:
An extremely tender, painful, red rash (often on the torso or face)
Fluid-filled blisters
Itching
Some people also experience a fever, headache, and fatigue with shingles.
Antivirals such as acyclovir or valacyclovir (Valtrex) can help shorten the duration of a shingles outbreak and help prevent complications, such as postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain).
CallonDoc physicians treat shingles online. After an online consultation and shingles diagnosis, our board-certified doctors can prescribe shingles medications online. You can pick up your shingles prescription within a few hours from your local pharmacy.
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