Citizens were vaccinated at the Yunan Street Community Health Service Center in Tianxin District.
Red Net Time News November 7 (Reporter Zhou Man) "My longest patient has been in pain for 17 years! If the pain is divided into ten levels, then post-herpes zoster neuralgia can reach 10 levels. Many female patients who have given birth say it is more painful than having children." Ren Fei, director of the Pain Department of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, introduced that shingles is not a simple skin disease, but a disease involving nervous system . It may manifest as herpes on the skin in the early stages, and the pain will become stronger as the condition develops more severely.
As we grow older, the body immunity of middle-aged and elderly people decreases. Especially in the alternating autumn and winter seasons, some common chronic and infectious diseases may "take advantage of the situation" at this time to affect normal life, and shingles are one of them. Data shows that about 1.56 million new shingles in China are aged 50 and above every year. The older they are, the more likely they are to get sick, and the more serious the condition.
suffers from shingles, and patients often "defense never comes alone". Not only will the symptoms of skin lesions arranged in a band along a certain nerve area, but it may also lead to serious and lasting complications. The most common one is postherpetic neuralgia, which can last for months or even years. Some middle-aged and elderly patients with shingles cannot bear the postpartum neuralgia and cannot sleep normally. The impact of acute pain on quality of life is comparable to chronic diseases such as heart failure , diabetes , myocardial infarction and depression.
Li Rong, director of the Community Health Service Center of Yunan Street, Tianxin District, Changsha, pointed out that if symptoms such as inexplicable fever, itching or burning pain in the skin appear, you need to pay attention. It is likely to be a signal from herpes zoster in the early stage, and you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. In normal times, exercise more and eat healthy to improve basic immunity. In addition, vaccination with the shingles vaccine is a specific measure to prevent the onset of shingles, which can improve the immunity of susceptible people and reduce the risk of disease.
Age is the most important risk factor for shingles. Even if you are healthy, the risk of middle-aged and elderly people with shingles will still increase sharply after the age of 50. At the same time, patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary , etc. are also prone to and frequent herpes zoster. As a high incidence of shingles, the healthy quality of life of middle-aged and elderly people faces many challenges. At this stage, my country's aging process is accelerating. As of November 1, 2020, the population aged 60 and above in my country has reached 264 million, accounting for 18.7% of the total population. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the awareness of the harm of the disease in middle-aged and elderly people and establish an active health awareness.
For the country, strengthening disease prevention will help achieve the optimal allocation of my country's medical security resources, better promote the development of the elderly's health security cause, and achieve active aging. In addition, you can also enhance your immunity through reasonable diet, moderate exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, standardize treatment and systematic management of your own underlying diseases. Prevent the occurrence of shingles, and achieve early prevention and treatment to avoid "skin pain".
