shingles is a common skin disease, mainly because shingles virus is lurking in the body. When immune function decreases, shingles are activated and cause a series of discomfort symptoms. After suffering from shingles, the skin will have symmetrical erythema blisters, and it will be accompanied by varying degrees of discomfort, such as acupuncture, electric burning, tearing and other feelings. Shingles are called snake waistbands in the folk. They are considered by many people to be a common disease in the folk and will not cause contagion, but in fact, shingles are contagious.
Will shingles be contagious?
shingles is an infectious disease that is mainly transmitted through direct contact, airborne and indirect contact. Because there is a large amount of liquid in the blisters that appear in shingles, the liquid flows out after the blisters rupture. Once exposed to the virus, it will quickly enter the body to form an infection. Or if a shingles patient coughs and sneezes, a large amount of herpes virus will spread into the air to form aerosol . Once it is inhaled by others, herpes zoster will be transmitted.
In addition, the bath towels, sheets, , etc. used by herpes zoster patients may cause indirect infection. The items used by the patient should be disinfected in a timely manner to avoid re-infection.
Who is prone to shingles?
1. Severe trauma
The body's immune system will decline when trauma is traumatized, and the shingles virus lurking in the body will be activated again, causing shingles.
2. Suffering from malignant tumors
Malignant tumors will continuously consume the body's calories and nutrition, resulting in a decrease in body's resistance, and will also cause the shingles virus to be activated, leading to shingles.
3. The elderly
As they age, their body's organs will decline, and the incidence of shingles will increase.
4. Overworked
People who are overworked will have worse immunity than normal people because they do not have enough rest. In a certain environment, the herpes zoster virus may be stimulated, causing herpes zoster.
5. For a long time, use of immunosuppressant
For a long time, use of immunosuppressant will form a dependency, leading to a decrease in autoimmunity, easily activate shingles virus, and cause shingles.
6, HIV-infected patients
HIV-infected patients have 30 times the chance of herpes zoster being complications is 30 times that of ordinary people. It is mainly because HIV infection causes immunity to decrease, and the herpes zoster virus is activated and causes herpes zoster.
Warm reminder: The incidence rate of shingles has been increasing in recent years, so preventive measures should be taken in daily life and exercise more to improve resistance. Once any trauma is found, seek medical treatment and take measures to solve the problem, and adjust immunity in time to restore the body to normal state and prevent the herpes zoster virus from taking advantage of it. In addition, you must ensure sufficient sleep time and not stay up late, which can improve your resistance and prevent shingles.
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