A question about shingles?
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Try the link below. It has some answers for you.\nhttp://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/shingles.html
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Lots of things can cause this one being shingles. If it came back you should see a doctor.
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You could get other illnesses when you get older.\n\nShingles\n\nHerpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. In Italy and in Malta, it is sometimes referred to as St. Anthony's fire. It occurs very rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60), as well as in any age group of immunocompromised patients. It affects some 500,000 people per year in the United States. Treatment is generally with antiviral drugs such as aciclovir. Many patients develop a painful condition called postherpetic neuralgia which is often difficult to manage.\n\nIn some patients, herpes zoster can reactivate subclinically with pain in a dermatomal distribution without rash. This condition is known as zoster sine herpete and may be more complicated, affecting multiple levels of the nervous system and causing multiple cranial neuropathies, polyneuritis, myelitis, or aseptic meningitis.\n\nThe word herpes comes from the Greek word for snake; it is cognate with herpetology[1].
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Medical studies (I believe in the 1950's) showed that very high doses of vitamin C (requires an intravenous infusion) were very effective in clearing shingles and post-herpetic pain.  You will need to find a knowledgeable Naturopathic Physician or Medical Doctor to get this type of treatment.\n\nYou can try very high doses (1000 - 2000 milligrams) of oral vitamin C, taken every hour throughout the day.  These high doses can cause diarrhea in some.  Also, even these high doses may not be able to raise serum levels of Vitamin C high enough to be effective.\n\nAlso consider seeing your Chiropractor.  Spinal manipulation of the involved vertebrae has, in my clinical experienced, helped some recover faster from herpetic pain.\n\nBest wishes and good luck.
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Yes, you can get it again.  Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox (stress has nothing to do with causing it).  Anytime you are exposed to the virus, you are at risk for a repeat case of shingles.
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Shingles go on the roof, not the ceiling.
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anyone who has had chicken pox is at risk for developing shingles as the virus can re-activate in times of stress or immunosupression.
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This does not sound good.  Personally I have never had anything like it.  But i have Persian cats.  They are prone to having a Herpes virus in their eyes.  They both have had these blisters on their eyes.  If treated early on, they only need to be treated with antibiotic eye drops or salves.  If allowed to fester untreated, they require surgery and there is a risk of losing the eye!  So I would highly recommend you go to a doctor ASAP.\n\nMononucleosis is not related to the herpes virus.  Here is information on Herpes in the eyes in humans.\n\nOne of the viruses that cause herpetic eye disease is called the varicella-zoster virus. It is the same virus that causes chickenpox and the nervous system disease shingles. When this virus affects the eye, it is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus.\n\nI am by no means insinuating that you have herpes in your eyes.  I am suggesting that there are some horrible things that this could be and the best person to do something about it is a doctor.
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He has shingles, which is herpes simplex and it is not caught from one person to another.  However, you do need to stay away from anyone who has not had chicken pox or the shot.  Shingles is caused from being stressed out and very upset to the point that a nerve comes to the surface and literally burns out which causes the red rash.  It is very painful and it circles the area where the nerve goes and then ends.  He can get it again if he is subject to being nervous or upset.  I have had shingles so many times I now have permanent symptoms in my face, which is numbness and tingling. The sexual herpes is a different type altogether and is caught from one to another and cannot be cured.  There are medications for shingles, but they do not do too much for the problem.  You just have to wait it out.  The symptoms usually last up to four weeks.
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I am a nurse also.  MS is an autoimmune disease.  Being compromised, if you never had chicken pox or can't remember having them, I would stay away from someone with shingles.  If you can't stay away, do not use their sheets, or towels.  Their clothing,sheets, and towels must be kept separate from everyone elses, especially the one who has MS.
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Babies can get shingles, but only if they have previously had chicken pox, or the varicela vaccine (varicela-zoster is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles, it is in the herpes family, but it is not herpes).  When someone has chicken pox or the vaccine, the virus does not die completely, but hides out inside of nerves in the spinal cord (the varicela vaccine is a live attenuated virus, meaning it is a virus that can infect but has some abnormality that makes it so you don't get sick).  When the person becomes immune suppressed, the virus can reemerge and cause infection along the dermatome (strip of skin) where the virus was originally contracted.  Was the vaccine given in the shoulder?  Or did your child get chicken pox in the past?  There is not a good treatment for shingles, but don't give aspirin as this can cause Reye's syndrome (fatty liver).
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Many diseases have differnet strands. For example HPV has 16 that I know of (cause of cancer cells)  The family you talk about is kown as HSV -oral is HSV 1, genital HSV 2.  There are more as well in the herpes zoster family, shingles and chicken pox.  It is possible for you to get both since they are different strands at the same time but cases are rare (like 1% they say.)  There are test to see if you have both the HSV strands as well as others.
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Yes, shingles may never come out onto the skin surface.  I went to the hospital with severe pain in my side and was shocked by a diagnosis of shingles.
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Click the link-- should answer all your HSV questions. Keep in mind that everyone's immune system is different, and that the longer a person carries the virus, the less likely it's going to cause an outbreak. Have your son find a support group to discuss anything HSV related with- he may not think it's important but it'll help him to understand that there are more people than he may realize who share the same virus-- and that they're people, too, with the same wants/needs/desires as everyone else. :)
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Chicken Pox (Varicella)\nA highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash. Chicken pox infections occur year-round, most often during winter and spring.\nWhat are the symptoms?\n\nThe incubation period—the time from exposure to the chicken pox virus until you develop symptoms—is usually 14 to 16 days but can be from 10 to 21 days. You or your child may feel sick and have a fever for 1 or 2 days before the chicken pox rash  develops. The most distinctive sign of infection is an itchy rash of red spots and blisters. Some children may have a worse rash and more symptoms than others.\n\nIt takes about 1 or 2 days for a chicken pox red spot (macule) to go through all of its stages, including blistering, bursting, drying, and crusting over. New red spots continue to develop every day for as long as 5 to 7 days. Symptoms usually last about 10 days.\n\nChildren usually can return to school or daycare when they stop developing new red spots.\n\nTeenagers, adults—especially pregnant women—and anyone with other conditions or illnesses should see a health professional.\n\nAs for shingles, you can only GET SHINGLES IF YOU HAVE HAD CHICKEN POX, the virus lays dormant, and may reactivate, when stressed, or some virus etc.\n\nShingles\nShingles is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have had chickenpox, the chickenpox virus remains inactive in your body in certain nerves. If the virus does become active again, usually later in life, it causes shingles. Shingle is very painful.\n\nMy husband is a insulin diabetic, and came down with chicken pox, from our daughter, with in a fortnight of her coming down with them. And was very ill. \n\nPlease if you believe your son has chicken pox please seek medical assistance immediately, especially as he has a disability.\n\nI seriously hope he has not got chicken pox, if he does your in for a rough ride. \n\nTake care and good luck.
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Varicella Zoster Virus\nA herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
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sounds like it could be neuro-related (nerves).  Do you have shingles or anything like that?  Also, do you have any vitamin defeciencies?  You should see a Dr. and let him check all of this out.  Good luck!