Shingles is a skin rash, which might happens to face or body, appearing in band or strip, caused by varicella zoster virus. It is called herpes zoster too. Usually people won't get shingles from some other affected person, but it is possible for people with shingles to spread the virus to the people who didn't have chickenpox or chickenpox vaccine. The virus causes chickenpox, after the chickenpox is healed, the virus sleep in your body. For some people, it might stay dormant for good; while for others, whose immune system is weakened by aging, depression, weakness, the virus might wake up and shingles will break out. Or it might be triggered by some certain medication. It is wired that once the virus is awakened up it will only cause shingles, instead of chickenpox. With shingles, you might have headache or sensitivity to light at the beginning, and later you will develop itching, tingling, or pain. You might find many blisters in strip or band in a small area. You might feel dizzy and vision is blurred. To treat shingles, you need antivirus medication and even some medicine to kill pain. So talk to your doctor at once, the sooner you get medication, the faster you get healed. You need to keep the affected skin clean for quick recovery.
