The infection of varicella zoster (VZV) was known in ancient times, though the full nature of this disease is still being studied nowadays. It is a scientific fact that people who have been ill with chicken-pox can catch VZV with 20% probability, so such patients should take care about their immunity in order not to develop infection once more. If you don't know nothing about these disease and its symptoms, you can easily find lots of pictures to learn more. The biggest part of suffered patients are 60 and up years old (mostly because of low immune defense).
Causes of herpes zoster (in brief)
The first and the main reason of being ill is weak immunity - organism can't struggle herpes zoster. What is the precondition of this weakness? It may be, as it was said, chicken-pox, or cancer, AIDS, drugs, radiation and so on - all of these things are auspicious for VZV. Even being inside your body, there is no sure, when VZV will start its activity, because incubator period can last for years without any damage. But if the level of immune defense is low, zoster reactivates and begins to destroy skin and neurons. And after a while this illness can reveal with typical VZV symptoms on your skin. Herpes zoster treatment
There are different symptoms, connected with VZV- the pictures demonstrating all of those are available on the Internet . Firstly, herpes -ill person can feel like having influenza with its headache, burning, dizziness etc. It is the first stage of illness and the classical symptoms. As you see you can't even find the pictures of those symptoms as they are very typical and have no special features. Herpes zoster vaccine
Secondly, in few days later some areas of a skin become to scratch, itch and tingle - it's difficult to imagine so you can find some pictures for better understanding. Afterwards patient finds out a rash over of the body. The last surface symptoms are the appearance of many herpes blisters with fluid inside - they can cause pain. At first days they are clear, but later these symptoms gain bloody or yellow colors. HZ blisters often transform into crust which exists for several weeks. Then zoster heals, but may leave scars. Hiv symptoms
Problems with skin are only a top of an iceberg. HZ damages ganglions (more often intercostal) of your body. Areas of herpes blisters show where exactly varicella provides its activity inside. Sometimes it engages ganglions of the face, which can cause its paralysis, eyes (problems with sight), ears (troubles with hearing). Home remedies for genital warts
There are some complications of illness. For example, such disease as pneumonia, hepatitis can develop its symptoms. In rare cases HZ strikes neck ganglions - it grows even to encephalitis, coma, and hallucinations. Though zoster occurs rather seldom, death results almost in 60%.