The Basics: Shingles Vaccines for Shingles If you’re over 50, you may want to consider getting a shingles vaccination. Learn about the two different types and how long each will protect you from this virus. Hide Video Transcript Video Transcript ...
Herpes zoster more commonly known as Shingles is a very painful infection that is caused through a virus that causes chicken pox. This disease does not provide any symptoms but it has been found that people living in the tropical climate are exposed to t
Nevertheless, the disease ofshingles can pass the virus from its activerashblisters directly to another individual(an adult, child, or baby) who can become infected with thevaricella-zoster virusif the individual is not immune to VZV and develop chickenpox. The chickenpox infection can cause shingl...
The article presents answers to a question on shingles and its treatment including the cause of the disease, the use of acupuncture in treating shingles and the use of capsaicin cream as treatment for the disease.WillenborgAnneMarleyJoyceMesser...
Certain triggers can cause the hibernating virus to wake up, become active, and travel back to the skin, causing a recurrent infection. These outbreaks tend to be milder than primary infections and generally occur in the same location as the primary infection. The frequency of recurrence is unp...
Rituxan is a prescription medicine used to treat: Adults with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA):with another prescription medicine called methotrexate, to reduce the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe active RA, after treatment with at least one other medicine called a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) an...
Healthcare workers have become extremely active in publicizing the negative effects of smoking. Healthcare workers have been instrumental in passing various legislation to limit smoking in public. As a result, the proportion of people in the US who smoke has dropped from 40.4% in 1965 to around...
Lyrica is used to control seizures, treat nerve pain and fibromyalgia. Learn about side effects, interactions and indications.
Zovirax is used to treat infections caused by herpes viruses, such as genital herpes,cold sores,shingles, andchickenpox. Zovirax will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the symptoms of the infection. Warnings Take Zovirax for the entire length of time prescribed by your doctor. Your symptoms ...
“The company is in active dialogue with relevant US public health authorities to ensure that galidesivir is available to them,” says John Bluth at BioCryst, although he did not say how fast production could be ramped up. Most promisingly, two drugs giventogether to treat HIV ...