02641nam 2200589 a 450 991069397760332120170815165030.01-282-48082-097866124808291-59077-141-9(CKB)1000000000705391(EBL)500925(OCoLC)298953669(SSID)ssj0000245456(PQKBManifestationID)12044409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245456(PQKBWorkID)10176040(PQKB)10735774(MiAaPQ)EBC500925(OCoLC)754905128(EXLCZ)99100000000070539120080214d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShingles[electronic resource] new hope for an old disease /Mary-Ellen Siegel and Gray WilliamsUpdated ed.Lanham, Md. M. Evansc2008[Gaithersburg, MD] :Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento, Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos,[2010]1 online resource (178 p.)Vivir mejor la tercera edadIncludes index.First published under the title: Living with shingles, c1998.1-59077-137-0 CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; Chaper 01. WHAT IS SHINGLES?; Chapter 02. THE VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; Chapter 03. HOW SHINGLES IS TREATED; Chapter 04. POST-HERPETIC NEURALGIA; Chapter 05. OTHER COMPLICATIONS OF SHINGLES; Chapter 06. PREVENTING SHINGLES: THE PROMISE OF VACCINES; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SHINGLES; GLOSSARY; HELPFUL SOURCES; INDEXHerpes zoster, better known as shingles, affects up to twenty percent of the population of the United States. Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, shingles affects adults who have had chicken pox and who suffer from a weakened immune system. The authors cite the latest research on Shingles and its prevention and provide tips on early recognition of shingles as well as descriptions of commonly used treatments for shingles.Shingles (Disease)Popular worksShingles (Disease)616.522Siegel Mary-Ellen1352508Williams Gray1932-1352509Siegel Mary-Ellen1352508National Institute on Aging.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910693977603321Shingles3181784UNINA