Chris asks…
is it possible to have both Herpes simplex, and Herpes zoster.?
I used to get it around my mouth infact my last outbreak was like 2-3 months ago and it was the first outbreak in about a year…now i have shingles near my belly botton and all around my lower back.
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster.
how can i prevent this from happening agian once its gone,
-what should i eat
– how should i live
????
admin answers:
While both viruses belong to the same family, they are not the same virus. So yes, you can have both at the same time. In fact, you have been harboring the chicken pox virus- the herpes zoster, since you had chicken pox. There are antiviral medications that can help supress both virus outbreaks, although no medication will completely keep you outbreak free. Both are usually triggered by stress, chronically being overtired, and poor nutrition is also thought to play a part. Aside from eating well, and basically practicing healthy living habits, there isn’t anything else you can do. If you ask the doctor, he/she can recommend some over the counter cold sore treatments to start the moment you feel or notice one breaking out. If you are getting treatment for the shingles outbreak, the same medications that supress it should help with the cold sore. At the moment you have broken out with both because the immune system is under attack from the herpes zoster and the herpes simplex is taking advantage of the situation. They work that way. Not nice, I know. I’m sorry to hear you are suffering outbreaks of both simultaneously and I hope you are able to find some relief from both fairly quickly.
Laura asks…
Is there a strap-on heat pack that you can wear under clothes?
My Grandmother has Herpes Zoster (shingles) and she has awful pain in her back. A hot water bottle relieves her a bit, but are there any heat packs that you can strap on?
admin answers:
Consider Thermacare wraps — they come in a variety of styles, one that wraps around and connects with velcro. I have used them for lower back pain and they are great. The website is at http://www.thermacare.com/
They are one-time use, and they get quite warm so your Grandmother may not want to apply them to bare skin — perhaps she should have a t-shirt or equivalent. They last about 8 hours. You can buy them at most any drug store (in the US).
Charles asks…
what is the history of shingles?
I need to know the history of the shingles virus (herpes zoster)
Things like the first case, when first discovered, how they named it, panademics, and more would be great! I need a reference for each piece of information!!
IT CAN NOT BE A .COM WEBISTE!!!!!
thanks so much!
admin answers:
Please call it herpes zoster. Herpes zoster infections have been around for a very long time and until the late 18th century were thought to be the same as smallpox. In 1888, it was suggested by Dr. James von Bokay that chickenpox and herpes zoster were due to the same causal agent. It was not until Dr. Thomas H. Weller and Dr. Marguerite Stoddard isolated the virus both from chickenpox and zoster and compared the viruses that this connection was confirmed: chickenpox and herpes zoster were indeed due to the same virus. I very much doubt that the first confirmed case was identified by name.
Stanford University Medical School
Robert asks…
Could doing shrooms cause shingles?
Recently I tried magic mushrooms and a couple days later, I was diagnosed with shingles (herpes zoster) around my eye. I was wondering if their could be any correlation between the two?
Yeah they were real shrooms, I don’t think the poisonous ones make you hallucinate.
Yeah they were real shrooms, I don’t think the poisonous ones make you hallucinate.
admin answers:
You should ask your doctor. Remember doctor patient confidentiality?
Paul asks…
Whats the history of shingles?
can anyone help me find the history of shingles (herpes zoster)
thanks
admin answers:
About chickenpox and shingles
Chickenpox is very common in children, and it tends to only cause mild illness (for more information see Related topics). Once you have had chickenpox, you usually become immune to it for life, although on rare occasions people can catch it again.
However, after you have had chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus remains in nerve cells in your spinal cord for life.
More info is attached:-
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