Shingles

=Shingles (Herpes Zoster)=

**Description of virus that causes the disease.**
(What type and size ? Include a diagram or virus micrograph if possible.)
 * The virus that causes shingles is called Herpes Zoster
 * This disease first causes chicken pocks then lyes dormant in your nerve roots and can be reactivated then causing shingles
 * It is a form of herpes
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRPRSMLw0vks9QHRYH7gZgqFBadowoS4kVNPIemxFPJ4lKYcY&t=1&usg=__jYoKshVyCQNMnoHAmFLiGyyowu4= width="239" height="211" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ppdictionary.com/viruses/chickenbox_virus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ppdictionary.com/viruses/zoster.htm&usg=__UBNx6as0QLvrGLB6ZHqtC8s8EyA=&h=320&w=362&sz=26&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=vgFVyG1cjrkJLM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=146&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvirus%2Bmicrograph%2Bshingles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=132&vpy=77&dur=757&hovh=135&hovw=153&tx=61&ty=110&ei=Ff7ETLqDKo2ssAOpkbDSCw&oei=Ff7ETLqDKo2ssAOpkbDSCw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0"]]

//__**Viral Specificity:**__//

 * ====The virus sits dormant in your nerves====
 * It causes rashes/blister on the surface of the skin
 * It usually occurs on one side of the body inb only one spot

**Symptoms and progression of the disease:**

 * At first you will experience a headache
 * You could possibly be sensitive to light
 * It is possible to experience flu like symptoms
 * When it progresses pain or tingling can occur in one area
 * A rash appears that will turn into a cluster of blisters that fill with fluid and crust over
 * After this the blisters will start to heal taking 2-4 weeks
 * Some people get very mild versions of this
 * The incubation period of this disease is 14-21 days
 * If the rash occurs on your face and spreads to your eyes it can scar your cornea effecting vision
 * Itching or redness of the skin can last for months or years (very uncommon)
 *  [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTYiPTe2sq6onXQRApXV2Cm23f3Wd-PjG24pw6k4wk2fwV33bQ&t=1&usg=__lL8iDNcoUIKNRNz9hD4itJu2Mnk= width="272" height="185" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/shingles_slideshow/PRinc_photo_of_new_shingles_outbreak.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-shingles&usg=__9RV-27ZIMSDK4THKjHsqvhRmomo=&h=335&w=493&sz=44&hl=en&start=15&zoom=1&tbnid=taZ1obq_3sCleM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshingles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=121&vpy=282&dur=98&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=158&ty=160&ei=Yf7ETNDSI4H0swPUvoGTDA&oei=R_7ETIyhMouWsgOXjvnPCw&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:15"]]

**Common Methods of Transmission:**

 * Shingles cannot be transmitted
 * To get shingles you first had to of had chicken pocks
 * Someone with shingles can only give someone chicken pocks
 * This can happen through direct contact or indirect contact (touching a door knob)
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDvXsu2ucUro2se6ayWQbT1AY0o3YAz8dG9xIf3w1AfJdBec0&t=1&usg=__ORIRgOp4fJOtcKoIIRGtZpGeDVs= width="275" height="183" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://picturesofshinglesrash.com/images/shingles_3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://picturesofshinglesrash.com/&usg=__Xl7DRLFzyxlcthqvYcXzQ_JVI8Y=&h=427&w=640&sz=122&hl=en&start=15&zoom=1&tbnid=716wgl523j7elM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshingles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=379&vpy=254&dur=1016&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=167&ty=106&ei=Yf7ETNDSI4H0swPUvoGTDA&oei=R_7ETIyhMouWsgOXjvnPCw&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:15"]] [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSyeLdnlPCAqItHadVaEI4SbpXgcBhIbdVEEmtP5_-wZ_sZjTw&t=1&usg=__733kUTiUpPrTZiLlAusO0FmeT90= width="266" height="189" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.isshinglescontagious.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/shingles-blisters.jpg&imgrefurl=http://picsdigger.com/image/ca93a3e8/&usg=__Ld5Vrmp9EeQfxObBqwC3d8fHYX4=&h=440&w=618&sz=38&hl=en&start=60&zoom=1&tbnid=rpeowxeIQdtRBM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=159&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshingles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=423&vpy=304&dur=649&hovh=128&hovw=180&tx=139&ty=141&ei=w_7ETMS6KY66sQO75dnXCw&oei=R_7ETIyhMouWsgOXjvnPCw&esq=5&page=5&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:60"]]

**Treatment and Prevention (if any):**

 * The only prevention is to avoid others infected with chicken pocks or shingles
 * After chicken pocks has been contracted shingles cannot be prevented
 * To treat shingles anti-viral medicines can be used