how long can you have symptoms of shingles before rash appears?
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Somewhere between 1 and 5 days after the tingling or burning feeling on the skin, a red rash will appear. A few days later, the rash will turn into fluid-filled blisters. About a week to 10 days after that, the blisters dry up and crust over.
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It takes an average of 10–12 days from exposure to the first symptom, which is usually fever. The measles rash doesn't usually appear until approximately 14 days after exposure, 2–3 days after the fever begins.
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Children, teenagers, and young adults can get shingles, but most people who have outbreaks, are over 50 years old. A weakened immune system may also trigger shingles.
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Shingles usually occurs from inside your own body when the chickenpox virus reactivates. If you have not had chickenpox, you can't get shingles. If you have not had chickenpox, you can be infected with chickenpox from someone who has shingles. This happens if you come in contact with the fluid from shingles blisters.
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Signs and symptoms A fine red (scarlet) rash develops 12 to 48 hours after symptoms begin. It appears on the trunk and limbs and looks like sunburn and feels like sandpaper. The rash lasts 2 to 5 days. During recovery, the skin may peel off the fingers and toes.
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One or two days after the illness begins, a red rash usually appears. However, the rash can appear before illness or up to 7 days later. The rash may first appear on the neck, underarm, and groin (the area where your stomach meets your thighs). Over time, the rash spreads over the body.
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The shingles rash often develops in a pattern along the nerves of the chest and belly. A rash due to allergies or eczema may develop anywhere, including the legs and the arms. The shingles rash also tends to clear up in a few weeks. Rashes due to eczema and psoriasis may last longer.
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Hives and the Shingles Rash Are Often Confused Hives are another type of allergic reaction that can be confused with the shingles rash. Hives are red, itchy bumps and swollen areas of varying sizes that can appear anywhere on the body.
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The first symptoms of SJS/TEN often include fever and flu-like symptoms (such as general ill feeling, body aches, and cough). Within about 1 to 3 days, a red or purplish rash forms, and then the skin begins to blister and peel, leading to "raw" areas of skin that are painful.
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VZV spreads through direct contact with fluid from the rash blisters. Most people who develop shingles have only one episode during their lifetime. However, you can get the disease more than once. A person with active shingles can spread the virus when the rash is in the blister-phase.
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The average incubation period for varicella is 14 to 16 days after exposure to a varicella or a herpes zoster rash, with a range of 10 to 21 days. A mild prodrome of fever and malaise may occur 1 to 2 days before rash onset, particularly in adults. In children, the rash is often the first sign of disease.
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It's been 5 years since I woke up with a case of shingles. On my face. We've all seen the commercials. They lead you to believe that shingles only happen to people who are 60 or older, but the truth is, it can happen to anyone at anytime.
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First symptoms Early symptoms of shingles may include fever and general weakness. You may also feel areas of pain, burning, or a tingling sensation. A few days later, the first signs of a rash appear. You may begin to notice pink or red blotchy patches on one side of your body.
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This rash is usually not itchy and may be accompanied by wartlike sores in your mouth or genital area. Some people also experience hair loss, muscle aches, a fever, a sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. These signs and symptoms may disappear within a few weeks or repeatedly come and go for as long as a year.
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Shingles is characterized by pain or a tingling sensation in a limited area on one side of the face or torso, followed by a red rash with small, fluid-filled blisters.
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How soon do symptoms appear? Symptoms appear between two days and two weeks after infection. However, once infection occurs, ongoing reoccurring flares of herpes can persist for as long as a person is infected.