SHINGLES AWARENESS WEEK 2024

🟣Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox, usually in childhood from Herpes Virus family.

🟣Nearly all adults aged 50 and over have the VZV dormant in their sensory nervous system, which may reactivate with advancing age snd lowering immunity.

🟣 Shingles typically presents as an itchy rash, with painful vesicle across the chest, abdomen and/ or face.

🟣The pain associated with shingles is often severe and described as burning, shooting or stabbing. Once the rash is gone, some patients can experience post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN),persistent neuropathic pain that can last for several months or even years.

🟣There are many diseases that are preventable with vaccines, and shingles is one of them.

🟣Vaccination against shingles for seniors is important and has been in place for many years in other countries.

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