Can Shingles Become Life Threatening

For adults who are otherwise fairly healthy shingles is not life threatening though it can be quite uncomfortable.

Can shingles become life threatening.

Shingles can be life threatening if you have hiv diabetes or other illnesses that decreases the strength of your immune system. If you think you have shingles check with your doctor. Some people develop complications after shingles including nerve pain called post herpetic neuropathy. While shingles itself is almost never life threatening it can lead to serious problems such as the loss of eyesight.

It can also cause strokes and heart attacks researchers reported tuesday. However when left untreated shingles may cause complications. Shingles recovery tends to follow a pattern and may take anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks or more. Shingles isn t just a nasty and extremely painful experience.

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