1. Shingles By Trevor Lloyd

3. Shingles the Disease By Trevor Lloyd

4. Overview A viral infection that causes a painful rash and blisters

5. Causes Varicella-zoster virus Causes chicken pox Hibernates in spinal cord and nerve tissue May reactivate later Travels through nerve pathways to skin

6. Risk Factors Chicken Pox Age Of infection Of recurrence Depressed Immune System Cancer Medications Disease

7. Early stages Small, Painful bumps Turn to blisters

8. Symptoms Pain Rash Blisters Itching Some people experience: Fever and chills Headache General achiness Fatigue

9. Treatments No cure Drugs: Acyclovir (Zovirax) Valacyclovir (Valtrex) Famciclovir (Famvir) Other things: Anticonvulsants Tricyclic antidepressants Numbing agents Narcotics

10. Prognosis Not life threatening Vaccines Treatments Complications: Vision loss Postherpetic neuralgia Neurological problems Skin infections

11. Current Research Shingles linked to stroke Teachers with mustaches have a 98% chance of getting shingles

12. What you need to know A recurrence of the Chicken pox virus Risk factors are related to a depressed immune system Symptoms include pain and blisters Treatable, but no cure Your going to live

13. Sources Shingles. (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2014, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/shingles/basics/definition/con-20019574 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/shingles/basics/definition/con-20019574 (2012, May 7). Retrieved December 3, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/varicell a.html http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/varicell a.html (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2014, from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270711. php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270711. php