Blog 1
The media has a way of greatly
influencing our actions. The first time I have ever heard of shingles it was in
a commercial and it scared me as a viewer but informed me as I had no idea what
this illness was. It is a bit humorous how people become more and more aware of
certain things after being exposed to it and more aware than before the
exposure. After hearing about the virus, I had a close family member who
experienced it soon after. Shingles, according to the Mayo Clinic is a viral
infection that causes a person to breakout in a rash. The cause of shingles is
the same as chicken pox which is a virus known as varicella-zoster. This lies
dormant in a person after they have had the chicken pox near the spinal cord
and brain until it is active and appears as the shingles virus. From knowing
people who have personally experience having this illness I can say that it is
very painful and without a trip to your doctor or the emergency room, there is
very little that can be done to eliminate the symptoms and the effects of
shingles. There is a sense of relief knowing what shingles is and being
educated on what can be done if this illness ever appears in my life. Knowledge
of this will lead many people to better help themselves when experiencing
shingles.
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