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Shingles and pregnancy, Cause and Cure?

Hi there, can you tell me what a pregnant woman should expect if she get shingles during pregnancy. I would like to know more about what shingles is apart from knowing it is a skin disease. What is the risk it holds to pregnant woman? Is it a very serious matter one must consider taking to the doctors if it happens. What is the cause of shingles? How can it be prevented and cured? When does it happen during pregnancy, does it have a fixed time? Can it happen to anyone, is it hereditary? Please tell me how shingles and pregnancy are related, it is important i know.

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Kennedi Kelley | Aug 1 2011

Shingles during pregnancy can be especially frightening. Fortunately, shingles in pregnancy is rare. And, for most women who develop shingles during pregnancy, the prognosis is good. Shingles occurs when the virus that causes chickenpox starts up again in your body. After you get better from chickenpox, the virus "sleeps" in your nerve roots. You can't catch shingles from someone else who has shingles. But a person with a shingles rash can spread chickenpox to another person who hasn't had chickenpox and who hasn't gotten the chickenpox vaccine. Early symptoms of shingles include burning or shooting pain and itching, generally on one side of the body or face. For some people, the pain is severe. It may be accompanied by fever, chills, nausea, diarrhea and difficulty urinating. The treatments for this type of infection are similar for women who are pregnant and those who are not. The main treatments for shingles include antiviral medications. These medicines are all pregnancy Category B medicines, meaning that they appear to be safe during pregnancy. In addition to antiviral drugs, pain medicines are also frequently used to treat shingles. The specific pain medicine your healthcare provider recommends will depend on how far along you are in your pregnancy.Good home care can help you feel better faster. Take care of any skin sores, and keep them clean.