Shingles

Quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common treatments for cold sores.

Those hospitalized for COVID-19 were 21% more likely to develop shingles.

Valtrex is a nucleoside analogue DNA polymerase inhibitor that can treat herpes virus infections.

Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel (Zirgan) is a topical ophthalmic antiviral that is indicated for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulcers).

Individuals with multiple sclerosis should follow vaccine guidelines before starting disease-modifying therapies, case study results show.

This will increase Moderna’s vaccine catalog to 5, including vaccines against cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and HIV, in addition to the immunizations for HSV, and VZV.

Shingles can cause significant pain and, in some rare instances, can be life-threatening.

The median duration of discomfort and pain was shorter in the vaccinated group than in the placebo group, at 21 days and 24 days, respectively, investigators say.

Maribavir (Livtencity) is indicated for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients with post-transplant cytomegalovirus infection.

But results of analysis show that the positive effects of vaccination still outweigh the potential adverse events.

The calculation instrument displayed good discrimination, with a C-index of 0.72, as well as good calibration, investigators say.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking at least 3 targeted therapies were found to have a greater risk of developing herpes zoster.

Wright said that there would be 1 drug that could inhibit the reactivation of all 9 of the herpesviruses.

After varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox, it remains dormant in the central nervous system and can later reactivate to cause shingles

This will be the third collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech in the infectious diseases field, following the influenza vaccine collaboration in 2018 and the COVID-19 vaccine collaboration in 2020.

When assessing treatments for flu and cold symptoms, it is important for the pharmacist to consider not only the patient’s current medication regimen, but also other OTCs and disease states.

Terrasil Shingles Skincare helps to alleviate pain, itching, burning, and irritation associated with shingles.

Cold sores are usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 and herpes simplex virus type 2.

After the initial infection, herpes virus lies dormant in the body and can reactivate several times a year.

The safety profile observed in patients with active psoriatic arthritis administered upadacitinib was consistent with the safety profile observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Although it was previously known that HZ incidence and HZ-related complications occur more frequently and with higher severity in solid organ transplant recipients, numbers varied extensively between studies.

The analysis showed that the synchronization of bilateral anterior temporal and right central EEG signals in β-band tended to decrease for individuals with acute herpes zoster.

A more customized approach could be beneficial in terms of reducing illness via lifestyle and medication intervention monitoring.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus develops when a varicella-zoster virus infection is reactivated, generally in those who are immunocompromised, and leads to chronic ocular complications.

The researchers based this conclusion on the analysis of VZV-infected primary human brain vascular adventitial fibroblasts (HBVAFs), which are among the first arterial cells infected in VZV vasculopathy.

Common viruses causing encephalitis include herpes virus, enteroviruses, amd mosquito- and tick-borne viruses.

Study notes risk-benefit balance remains in favor of vaccination with recombinant zoster vaccine.

Study evaluates the safety profile of upadacitinib at 15 mg and 30 mg once daily for patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis.

Viruses that have been linked to Bell's palsy include those that cause cold sores and genital herpes (herpes simplex); Chickenpox and shingles (herpes zoster); and infectious mononucleosis.