- The stages of
jet fighters are tingling pain, followed by a burning sensation and a red rash, then blistering, and finally the blisters will crawl. - You will typically develop a rash about 1-5 days after you have numbness or tingling.
- During the blowing phase, you are contagious and can spread your baby spores if someone touches your blisters.
- This article was medically reviewed by Julia Blank, MD, GP at Providence Saint John’s
Good health Center in Santa Monica, California.
Shingles is a painful skin condition caused by the same virus as chickenpox. It often affects people older than 50 years old, and outbreaks usually last 3 to 5 weeks.
There are four different stages of shingles, including a phase with skin blisters in which you can spread the disease to other people. Here is what you need to know about the different stages of smoking and the best way to treat and prevent this disease.
What is hostage?
If you ever have chickenpox, an itchy skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, you are at risk of developing hostages. Because after you are cured of chickenpox, the virus stays in your body and hibernates inside your nerve cells.Advertisement
The virus is controlled by your immune system, but “as you get older and your immune system weakens, you can break out in shingles in a localized region of your body,” says Brian Kim, MD, a dermatology professor at Washington University School of Medicine.
About one in three adults will receive curtains. A shingles outbreak can take weeks to heal, and the disease tends to follow a similar pattern, going through several phases before becoming dormant again. Here is an overview of each stage of an outbreak of slings.
1. Tinting of pain as numbness
In the first stage of shingles, before anything appears on your skin, a certain area of your body may start to feel different. “When an outbreak of shingles starts, you may feel itching, burning or pain, “says Kim. Often you will feel this on only one side of your body.
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The initial signs of smoking may feel different for each person. In some cases, sheaths can cause intense sensitivity, making it painful to even wear clothing over your skin, while in other cases, your skin may feel numb.
2. Burning sensation and red rash
Between 1 and 5 days after you start tingling as a numb feeling, a red rash will develop on the same area of your skin. Usually, the rash appears on one side of your torso, but it can appear anywhere on your body. You may also have other symptoms along with the rash, such as: Advertisement
- Headache
- Fever
- Excess stomach
If the rash starts, you should see a doctor as soon as possible for treatment. Starting antiviral medication treatment within 3 days after the first onset of the rash may reduce your risk of developing complications such as long-term pain.
3. Blistering
A few days after the rash appears, it will begin to form painful blisters filled with fluid. These blisters can rupture and leak fluid containing infected amounts of the varicella-zoster virus.
If someone who does not have chickenpox touches this fluid, the virus can infect them and cause a case of chickenpox. Anyone who already has chickenpox or the vaccine for chickenpox or hostage rot will not be at risk of catching the virus from you. Advertisement
Although it is possible, shingles is generally not transmitted from person to person, “says Kim.
“Fortunately, most people got chickenpox in childhood or are now vaccinated, so this is very rare,” says Kim.
4. Blisters crust over
About 7 to 10 days after the blisters appear on your skin, they will start to dry out. The leaking fluid will form a crust over the rash and your cords will no longer be open. Advertisement
“You will stop being contagious after the blisters have crossed them, “says Kim.
Once the blisters are overgrown, your skin will gradually heal and the scabs will disappear over the next few weeks.
How to treat and prevent weevils
Shingles are treated with antiviral medications, such as: Advertisement
- Acyclovir (Zovirax)
- Valacyclovir (Valtrex).
To control back pain, you can also use soothing creams such as lidocaine, or place a cool, wet washcloth on your skin.
It is important to get treatment as soon as possible, because, “people with hostage disasters can develop long-term pain when itching, after the hostage belt loosens if the virus does too much damage,” says Kim. To stop yourself from spreading varicella zoster to anyone else, try to cover your rash as much as possible and avoid recommending it immediately.Advertisement
The best way to prevent hostages is to get a vaccine from belt bombs. The latest vaccine, named Shingrix, is 85% to 90% effective in preventing shingles in people who already have chickenpox. If you have never had chickenpox, you should get the chickenpox vaccine instead.
The end line
Shingles is a common condition that can cause extreme pain if not treated properly. If you develop a rash that you think may be hot, see your doctor as soon as possible to get treatment and avoid any serious complications.
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