Robert asks…
can i get shingles (herpes zoster) by touching a towel that an infected person used?
My aunt has shingles right now, and she took a shower and the towel she used, she stupidly left it in the bathroom, and today i used that towel to dry my hands. Can i get shingles this way???? 🙁 i’ve been reading that it can only be passed if you touch an open blister on a person who has shingles, but she didn’t do that and she still got it!
admin answers:
Yes.
William asks…
How long do you need to take off work if you have Herpes Zoster a.k.a. Shingles to get better?
I went back to work almost immediately and work in a very stressful workplace. I think that I am might have made a mistake by going back so quickly. Boss’s are understanding at first but when they need you there and they are too lazy to do things on their own all reason seems to fly out the window. What is a reasonable time to give yourself to get better. I was diagnosed July 7th and went to work three days of that week. And now am here at home waiting for the urgent care to open up to try to get a doctor’s note.
I guess what I am really looking for is how many weeks or days should I ask my M.D. to write me a note for? What is a reasonable time frame?
admin answers:
Even after you are no longer contagious, you can remain in discomfort or pain for a long time. My father had it and his was actually inside ( no blisters on the skin just a big long welt ) and lasted for 9 months. He had alot of pain with his. Everyone is different and you should discuss your symptoms with your doctor and let him tell you how long you may need to be off work. Some people, after the contagious stage is over, has only a little discomfort and doesn’t have to miss any work.
I wish you a speedy recovery.
Linda asks…
You can get herpes zoster and herpes simplex at the same time?
wonder known as a friend of mine who has herpes support and then left a few blisters on the lip will also herpes lip simplex
admin answers:
They do not occur at same sites.. On lips it is most probably simplex…
Zoster tends to occurs more commomnly on the back and spreads in a continuous pattern.
Theoretically they can occur at the same timebut rarely at the same site.
Betty asks…
What do shingles Herpes Zoster look like?
Do they look like chicken pox and real sore? Can they also go in your scalp? What do you do other than go to your dr?
Do they look like chicken pox? hurt and then scab over and leave a scar. How long does this last? Do they go on your upper arms and shoulders and back. Itch?
Do they look like chicken pox? hurt and then scab over and leave a scar. How long does this last? Do they go on your upper arms and shoulders and back. Itch?
admin answers:
I had them, small blisters, if they leak I think they spread, I had them on the face and on my head, took about 10 days for the blisters to go away, though I stayed in severe pain for 3 months.
Jenny asks…
How does Herpes Zoster Spread?
No Herpes Zoster isn’t a *you know what* Spread one. It’s one of the 8 types, From the ones more commonly known as Canker Sores to this.
Oops. Yes I did mean Shingles.
admin answers:
Contact and hereditary. The virus will ly dormant in your system until it is exacerbated by stress. Use Herpacin? To treat the oral ones. It works really well.
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