I want to warn you to be careful. I don’t want to be overlooked. Taking care of your health is something you need to pay attention to. Both men and women Especially the elderly group You should be aware of the diseases that come with age. Active Gen provides very interesting knowledge A disease that many people don’t think about but which is dangerous to your health is herpes zoster.
Bangkok Insight would like to highlight the elderly group. Attention was paid to health, especially shingles. It is not known when this will happen. If we don’t protect it or pay attention to it. Something very shocking happened recently. There is a younger brother. Not very old, not yet fifty, he lives with herpes zoster. He also said it was a silent danger that we hadn’t even realized before, adding that “Shingles are very scary, it hurts, it hurts, it’s fever,” along with a warning post warning friends to get a vaccine to prevent it is early So tell me, shingles. It can happen to anyone. Not only people over the age of 50, if anyone still understands today, we understand shingles with Gen Young Active.
Gen is still active and invites you to meet “Shingles”. Know first, no risk.
Shingles is an infection caused by the Varicella zoster virus, the same type that causes chickenpox. With this infection for the first time He will show symptoms of chickenpox. who will have clear water vesicles scattered all over the body Very often during childhood. Because chickenpox spreads easily. Because they are connected through breathing. or touch the blister
When the disease is cured, the infection remains in the body, hidden in the nerve ganglia. When the body is weak or have an immune system that deteriorates with age The infection will be stimulated. From studies of data in many countries around the world, people aged 50 and older have been found to have a significantly increased risk of developing shingles. It has also been found that more than 90% of people of this age have been infected with the chickenpox virus.² This means that older people are at a greater risk of contracting shingles.
“Herpes zoster” hides a deadly poison, more dangerous than you think.
Shingles is considered a popular disease among the elderly. But many people neglect protection. Because I couldn’t imagine that it would have a serious impact on my health and lifestyle. that actually Shingles doesn’t just cause pain and discomfort. But it can also cause many complications.
The most common complication is Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN), which people with this condition may experience constant nerve pain for months or years after the rash goes away¹ There are also other serious complications, such as bacterial infections that cause scarring on the skin. Or, if shingles spreads to the eyes, it can cause blindness³ as well as problems with cerebrovascular disease (stroke) or coronary heart disease⁴
The scariest thing is Some complications, although rare, are very serious, such as meningitis, brain death and facial hemiplegia.⁵ This will have a huge impact on the patient’s quality of life.
Gen is still active: the older you get, the less immune system you have, the greater your risk of contracting shingles.
Shingles is not just a disease of the elderly. Because anyone can get shingles if their immunity is compromised. This can happen during times of stress or lack of sleep. But if you are an elderly person or over 50, you need to be even more careful because there is a risk of contracting shingles. and they may have more serious complications than people of other ages
Because as you get older Reduced immunity is common. Some older adults may suffer from diseases that cause the immune system to deteriorate. or have taken immunosuppressive drugs, are particularly at risk. And more patients with herpes zoster have been found in women than in men.⁶
But not all people over the age of 50 suffer from shingles. Because if you take care of yourself well Eat nutritious foods from all 5 food groups and exercise regularly. and get enough rest It will help strengthen the body’s immunity. But if you want to be safe, you should avoid close contact with infected patients. and vaccination against shingles in the elderly It also effectively prevents diseases.
Compiled by: GSK
Reference documents
1. World Health Organization. (2014). Chickenpox and shingles vaccines: WHO position paper, June 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2023, from https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-wer-8925-265- 288
2. Kilgore PE, et al. Chickenpox in Americans from NHANES III: implications for control through routine immunization. J Med Virol. 2003;70(suppl 1):S111-8.
3. Harpaz R, et al. (2008). Prevention of Herpes Zoster: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, 57(RR-5):1–30; quiz CE2-4.
4. Parameswaran GI, et al. Increased risk of stroke following Herpes Zoster infection and protection with the Zoster vaccine, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023;76(3): e1335–40. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac549
5. Meyers JL, et al. Costs of herpes zoster complications in older adults: a US claims database cohort study. Vaccine, 2019;37(9):1235–44. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.079
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Clinical overview. Retrieved August 23, 2023, from https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/hcp/clinical-overview.html
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