Shingles

Max, Dan, Eric, Moritz**Shingles** **(Herpes zoster)**



20 points (5 for name, 5 for SEM 10 for diagram)

~Mechanisms Section~**Mode** Shingles is caused by the same virus as chickenpox. After chickenpox, the virus will become inactive, but stay in your body. Shingles is occurs when that virus becomes active again, often many years later. This new activity usually happens when the immune system is weakened.

The virus causing chickenpox and shingles can be transmitted from one infected person to another person who has not had a vaccine or previously had chickenpox via direct contact. This will not immediately cause shingles, however, because the virus causes chickenpox first.

**Method** Reproduction of the virus starts out in the lytic cycle, but then goes through the lysogenic cycle. If the viral DNA detaches from the host DNA, the virus can later be reintroduced back into the lytic cycle. (15 points for mode, 15 points for method)

~Application Section~ **Symptoms** **Picture of Symptoms** **Treatments**There is no "cure" for shingles, but antiviral drugs can prevent complications if taken promptly.
 * Irritation
 * Rash
 * Fluid Filled Blisters that Rupture and then Crust
 * Fatigue
 * Headache
 * Itchiness

**Vaccine** The vaccine for chicken pox can help prevent shingles but is not a guarantee that you will not get it. It will however reduce the chance of complications and the severity of the disease. For those over fifty there is a shingles vaccine with the same effects as the chickenpox vaccine. List of symptoms Picture of the symptoms List of treatmentsVaccine (5 for vaccine, 5 for picture, 10 for symptoms, 10 for treatments)

~Sources Section~ **Sources**

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Postlethwait, John H., and Janet L. Hopson. Modern Biology. Orlando: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006. Print.

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