Herpes Zoster
DISSEMINATED HERPES ZOSTER
SYNTHES PAPER
Submitted to Professor Kelly Hampton Nadeau, MN, RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements Nursing 305
Description of PATHOPHYSIOLOGY DISORDER Herpes Zoster or simply zoster is so known as Zona, People who suffer from Herpes zoster endure painful[->0] skin rashes with blisters[->1], sometimes in a limited area on one side of the body. The Chicken Pox virus suffered by young Children and young Adults is caused from the initial infection of Herpes Zoster. People with Herpes Zoster and Herpes simplex, because of the similarity between the two names and due to the fact that they are both caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus. When people have outbreaks from the Varicella Zoster virus, the rash heals within two or four weeks, but by the virus spreading from one or ganglia along the nerves of an affected segment, People usually experience pain from nerve damage usually for months or years.
Natural History of Herpes Zoster (2007)
Etiology of the disorder
Herpes Zoster is caused by the same virus that causes Chicken Pox. When people have the Chicken Pox viruses from their younger years, the virus can sometimes stay inactive, living in nerve roots and become active causing “Singles”, (Another name for Herpes Zoster) in one’s adult years. People become immune to the virus after having the Chicken Pox or Chicken Pox vaccine, having a weakened immune system, or stress. Epidemiology of the disorder
Herpes Zoster infect people worldwide, it’s know to have a worldwide prevalence. The disease can only occur in people who previously had the Chicken Pox. There is a strong relationship with People with Herpes Zoster and increasing age, there’s no relationship to season or epidemics. The incidence rate of herpes zoster ranges from 2 to 3 cases per 1,000 person-years among healthy individuals, increasing to 3.9–11.8 per 1,000 person‐years among those older
SYNTHES PAPER
Submitted to Professor Kelly Hampton Nadeau, MN, RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements Nursing 305
Description of PATHOPHYSIOLOGY DISORDER Herpes Zoster or simply zoster is so known as Zona, People who suffer from Herpes zoster endure painful[->0] skin rashes with blisters[->1], sometimes in a limited area on one side of the body. The Chicken Pox virus suffered by young Children and young Adults is caused from the initial infection of Herpes Zoster. People with Herpes Zoster and Herpes simplex, because of the similarity between the two names and due to the fact that they are both caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus. When people have outbreaks from the Varicella Zoster virus, the rash heals within two or four weeks, but by the virus spreading from one or ganglia along the nerves of an affected segment, People usually experience pain from nerve damage usually for months or years.
Natural History of Herpes Zoster (2007)
Etiology of the disorder
Herpes Zoster is caused by the same virus that causes Chicken Pox. When people have the Chicken Pox viruses from their younger years, the virus can sometimes stay inactive, living in nerve roots and become active causing “Singles”, (Another name for Herpes Zoster) in one’s adult years. People become immune to the virus after having the Chicken Pox or Chicken Pox vaccine, having a weakened immune system, or stress. Epidemiology of the disorder
Herpes Zoster infect people worldwide, it’s know to have a worldwide prevalence. The disease can only occur in people who previously had the Chicken Pox. There is a strong relationship with People with Herpes Zoster and increasing age, there’s no relationship to season or epidemics. The incidence rate of herpes zoster ranges from 2 to 3 cases per 1,000 person-years among healthy individuals, increasing to 3.9–11.8 per 1,000 person‐years among those older
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