Doctors: The rates of shingles infection have increased in the world recently due to a virus "corona"
The latest medical studies have confirmed the recent increase in shingles infection rates in the world due to the “Corona” virus. , which causes disturbances in the immune system not only in the elderly but also in young people. As a result of stress, nervous pressures, and emotions that reduce the body’s immunity.
A number of specialists said, in special statements to the Middle East News Agency, that the person who was exposed to the “chickenpox” virus As a child, the rate of infection with shingles at the age of fifty is higher than for people who have not been infected with chickenpox… indicating that the virus remains dormant in the body for life, but with age, the immune system naturally weakens, which may lead to reactivation of the latent virus that causes "Shingles."
Dr. Dr. Majed Abdel Nasir, Professor of Neurology, says that shingles or herpes zoster is a viral disease caused by infection with the "chickenpox" virus. When he was young, he pointed out that the “ring of fire” It causes the appearance of a skin rash that turns into vesicles filled with watery fluid that affects the nerves, and is accompanied by severe pain, and appears on one side of the body, unlike “chickenpox.” Which results in the appearance of a skin rash that causes itching, and appears in a specific part and then spreads to the rest of the body.
He pointed out that when the patient is infected, he must first go to a dermatologist and take anti-viral medications such as lotion and cream… saying “Approximately one-fifth of patients, or 20% of them, may experience post-viral pain after the blisters disappear, and the pain is very severe, which is called “shingles.” It is called “belt” because it runs in the path of the nerve, and “fire” because it causes severe pain.”
He said: Early treatment when red blisters appear at the beginning of the disease. Shingles “protects the patient from severe shingles pain, but 20% of patients experience post-viral pain that can last from a month to a year, and in this case the patient must go to a neurologist.
He explained that when the patient feels the pain of “shingles” His treatment consists of traditional medicines that have received approvals from international pharmaceutical organizations, and they are also anti-depressant medicines. He said: “Ordinary painkillers that are used for any pain, whether headache or toothache, have proven to fail in treating the pain of ‘shingles’.” /p>
He indicated that the “chickenpox” patient In childhood, he is more vulnerable to shingles in old age because the virus remains latent. Pointing out that vaccination prevents reactivation of the virus. Noting that international organizations have indicated that this vaccination is very necessary for those over the age of 50, diabetics, and patients who suffer from a weak immune system. Immunity and those who take immunosuppressive drugs because of the ease with which they can catch the virus.
In turn, the Director of the Center for Allergy and Immunity with Serum and Vaccine, Allergy and Immunology Consultant, Dr. Amjad Al-Haddad, said that “shingles of fire” It is one of the latent viruses of chickenpox that children are infected with when they are young, and after that it remains latent in some nerve cells.
He pointed out that when immunity decreases as a result of age or with nervous stress, or immunity decreases after a severe microbial infection such as Corona, it becomes active. The virus again infects a part of the skin connected to this nerve part and causes a kind of pain in the nerve and water bubbles called “shingles”. “Chickenpox”…pointing out that most cases occur in the elderly and those with chronic diseases, and that “shingles” It has begun to affect young people as a result of tension, nervous pressures, and emotions that reduce immunity, leading to the activity of the latent virus in the body, as well as immunodeficiency patients. He stressed that vaccinating children against chickenpox protects them and protects them in the future from contracting shingles.
For his part. Professor of Dermatology at Ain Shams University, Dr. Mahmoud Abdullah, said: The percentage of protection that vaccination gives to children from the appearance of “shingles” It reaches 90%, which is an excellent percentage. He explained that anyone who has been infected with shingles before should also take the shingles vaccination, but on the condition that the disease ends with him, because sometimes shingles infection recurs.
He called for the necessity of taking the vaccination to avoid infection. With shingles, even if you do not remember having had chickenpox as a child, it is intended for adults aged 50 years and over, which is taken in two doses, 6 months apart, as vaccination supports the prevention of the disease and is considered the best prevention practice to contribute to preventing or reducing the risk of shingles.< /p>
He pointed out that" “belt of fire” It is not contagious if a person is infected with chickenpox, but if a person who did not have chickenpox as a child is exposed to the crusts resulting from the rash. “belt of fire” For the patient in front of him, in this case he is infected with chickenpox, not… “The belt of fire.”
He explained that “ “belt of fire” It is the same virus that causes " “Chickenpox” When he was young, he pointed out that the virus remains dormant in the nerves and at some point it can become reactivated, causing “shingles.”
He said that reactivation of the virus can occur as a result of taking immunosuppressive medications, such as in patients with… “Rheumatoid” or “rheumatoid” Also, those over the age of fifty are more susceptible to infection with the virus.
He added that the symptoms of the disease begin a week before the rash appears, and are belt-shaped pain in the abdomen and often start from the back, explaining that water bubbles The small ones that are on the skin take the shape of a belt, just like the pain, and the blisters can subside, but the pain can last from a month to a year, and in this case the patient must go to a doctor who specializes in the brain and nerves.
He indicated that there has been an increase. In the number of “shingles” patients at the time of the spread of Corona…explaining that it was discovered that a “Corona” patient More susceptible to shingles due to an unknown explanation yet, but perhaps “Corona” It caused the patient’s immune system to weaken.
He said: “Shingles” in most cases does not have serious complications, but it rarely leads to “severe complications.” Meningitis "it rarely increases the chances of a"stroke" or" Angina pectoris Because it affects the capillaries of the brain and the arteries that lead to the heart… stressing the necessity of early diagnosis because if treatment begins 3 days after the disease appears, the effectiveness of the treatment will not be strong… explaining that treatment is with antiviral medications.
He pointed out that That the "ring of fire" It can occur in the face or around the eye because it sometimes affects the eye and sometimes affects the cornea and leads to complications that affect vision. He stressed that if these cases occur, follow-up must be done with a doctor specializing in dermatology and an ophthalmologist as well.
< p>He said: In some cases, cortisone is sometimes resorted to, but for a short period, contrary to what is known, not to resort to cortisone in viral diseases, because it greatly reduces the incidence of persistent nerve inflammation, which leads to feeling severe pain…explaining that ordinary painkillers relieve pain. "Ring of Fire" It is not effective… indicating that the rash of “shingles” It can be treated with some specific creams or formulations.
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