Over 50? Your Shingles Risk Soars If You (5126646)

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Over 50? Your Shingles Risk Soars If You

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A NEW RISK FACTOR FOR THIS PAINFUL CONDITION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY RESEARCHERS.

Nobody wants shingles, a painful, blistery rash that can linger for weeks, but it's all too frequent. Each year, one million people in the United States contract shingles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For some people who develop this illness, the rash may be the least of their concerns. Shingles can cause blindness, pneumonia, hearing loss, and brain inflammation, among other catastrophic effects. Even scarier, about 100 individuals die from the disease each year, with the majority of fatalities occurring in elderly folks or those who are immunocompromised. A recent study has identified one shingles risk factor for persons over the age of 50 as a way to help prevent this.

1-Older adults are more likely to develop complications from shingles

Shingles, commonly known as the herpes zoster, can affect anyone who has had chickenpox (HZ). Because the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, remains dormant in your body after you recover, it might return later in life. However, older people with HZ are more prone to have problems as a result of the illness.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 10 to 18 percent of persons who get shingles develop postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which rises with age. PHN is a condition that causes severe nerve pain that can last for months or even years. "An older adult with shingles is more likely than a younger individual with shingles to develop PHN and experience longer-lasting and more intense pain.People younger than 40 rarely experience PHN," the CDC explains.

2-People over 50 who have had COVID are at a higher risk of shingles.

The coronavirus has been linked to an increased incidence of shingles in older persons, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated over 2 million persons aged 50 and older for the study, which was published April 5 in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal. They compared the incidence of HZ between those who had previously been diagnosed with COVID and those who had not. SARS-CoV-2 was shown to be related with a considerable increase in the chance of having shingles in this age range, according to their findings. Even a minor episode of coronavirus in someone 50 or older rendered them 15% more likely to develop HZ within six months, according to the study. For older adults with a more severe COVID case, the impact was even greater: Those hospitalized were found to be 21 percent more likely to develop shingles than those who were not infected.

3-People over 50 have also been advised to get another COVID shot.

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A NEW RISK FACTOR FOR THIS PAINFUL CONDITION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY RESEARCHERS.

Nobody wants shingles, a painful, blistery rash that can linger for weeks, but it's all too frequent. Each year, one million people in the United States contract shingles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For some people who develop this illness, the rash may be the least of their concerns. Shingles can cause blindness, pneumonia, hearing loss, and brain inflammation, among other catastrophic effects. Even scarier, about 100 individuals die from the disease each year, with the majority of fatalities occurring in elderly folks or those who are immunocompromised. A recent study has identified one shingles risk factor for persons over the age of 50 as a way to help prevent this.

1-Older adults are more likely to develop complications from shingles

Shingles, commonly known as the herpes zoster, can affect anyone who has had chickenpox (HZ). Because the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, remains dormant in your body after you recover, it might return later in life. However, older people with HZ are more prone to have problems as a result of the illness.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 10 to 18 percent of persons who get shingles develop postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which rises with age. PHN is a condition that causes severe nerve pain that can last for months or even years. "An older adult with shingles is more likely than a younger individual with shingles to develop PHN and experience longer-lasting and more intense pain.People younger than 40 rarely experience PHN," the CDC explains.

2-People over 50 who have had COVID are at a higher risk of shingles.

The coronavirus has been linked to an increased incidence of shingles in older persons, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated over 2 million persons aged 50 and older for the study, which was published April 5 in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal. They compared the incidence of HZ between those who had previously been diagnosed with COVID and those who had not. SARS-CoV-2 was shown to be related with a considerable increase in the chance of having shingles in this age range, according to their findings. Even a minor episode of coronavirus in someone 50 or older rendered them 15% more likely to develop HZ within six months, according to the study. For older adults with a more severe COVID case, the impact was even greater: Those hospitalized were found to be 21 percent more likely to develop shingles than those who were not infected.

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