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9781590771372

Shingles New Hope for an Old Disease

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    9781590771372

  • ISBN10:

    1590771370

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-11
  • Publisher: M. Evans & Company
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Summary

At some point in their lives, up to 20 percent of the population will be affected by shingles, which is officially known as herpes zoster and is caused by the varicella-zoster virus-the same virus that causes chickenpox. It attacks adults who had chickenpox as children but whose immune system has weakened due to aging, illness, drugs, radiation therapy, or physical or emotional stress.

Author Biography

Mary-Ellen Siegel is a social worker and faculty member of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She is the coauthor of The Cancer Patient's Handbook, Safe in the Sun, Feeling Dizzy, and other books Gray Williams is an editor and writer of educational materials and the coauthor of The TMJ Book, The Mount Sinai Medical Center Family Guide to Dental Health, and The Fight against Pain

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Forewordp. xi
What is Shingles?p. 1
The Varicella Zoster Virusp. 13
How Shingles is Treatedp. 23
Post-Herpetic Neuralgiap. 45
Other Complications of Shinglesp. 67
Preventing Shingles: The Promise of Vaccinesp. 83
Questions and Answers About Shinglesp. 101
Glossaryp. 135
Helpful Sourcesp. 155
Indexp. 159
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