The presenter and former BBB linked anxiety, stress and low immunity with the onset of the disease. Understand what shingles is
Fernanda Keulla told through her Instagram that she was hospitalized with shingles. According to the host, she has been hospitalized since last week to control the pain caused by the disease. Read an excerpt from the former BBB statement:
“For those who don’t know, as well as I didn’t know, it’s worth warning: Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body. Chickenpox is the chickenpox virus (which I got in childhood) that it is incubated in the nerve. Due to low immunity in my body, anxiety, stress, the chickenpox virus reactivated, causing severe (unbearable) pain and blistering on my skin. “
The virus
The shingles virus can cause several diseases and conditions in the people it infects. Justin Bieber recently posted a video on his social media him in which he appears with half of his face paralyzed. At the time, he claimed to have Ramsay Hunt syndrome, also caused by shingles.
However, the microorganism is also responsible for the development of more common problems, such as chicken pox. It also often reaches the skin and sensory nodes, causing injury, blistering and pain.
“The pain persists for many weeks and even months, a condition called postherpetic neuralgia, and involves a grueling recovery with the use of powerful analgesic drugs. The disease can also cause other, rarer complications, such as eye disorders – keratitis and uveitis, for example, in addition to other permanent sequelae – and temporary facial paralysis, if lesions appear on the face, “explains Dr. Fernanda Buonfiglio, a family doctor graduated from the ABC School of Medicine.
According to a study by the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes), the number of herpes zoster infections has grown since the onset of the pandemic in Brazil. According to the researchers, changes in mood and eating habits caused by isolation were the possible stimuli for the increase in cases.
Dr. Buonfiglio explains that there are several conditions that are associated with the onset of herpes zoster. “People with low immunity, cancer, local trauma, spinal surgery, frontal sinusitis and other diseases are more likely to get infected with the virus over the years,” he says.
Vaccine against herpes zoster
An immunizer with 97% effectiveness against shingles has been approved by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) and has already been applied in Brazil. Dermatologist Dr. Adriana Vilarinho, a member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD), reveals that the protection of the vaccine, called Shingrix, lasts about 10 years.
However, the immunizer, which is from the pharmaceutical company GSK, comes at a high price. It must be applied in two doses and the price per injection is R $ 843 (R $ 1,686 in total), which may vary according to each region’s taxes.
Source: Terra
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