Causes of Shingles Outbreaks /title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="description" content="Causes of Shingles Outbreaks" > <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"> <link href="../style.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"> <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#000000"> <img border="0" src="/images/index04.gif" width="1" height="20" alt=""></td> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="777"> <tr> <td valign="top" > <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr > <td> <img border="0" src="/images/index02.gif" width="25" height="20" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr>  <td class="text30white" width="571" height="150" background="/images/myshinglesinfo.gif"> <div align="center"> </div></td>  </tr> <tr> <td height="29" class="breadcrumb"> <b> You are here:</b> <a href="http://www.myshinglesinfo.com" class="breadcrumb">Shingles Help Options</a> > <b>Causes of Shingles Outbreaks</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="breadcrumb" colspan=2>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td valign=top> <center><h1><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Causes of Shingles Outbreaks</font></h1></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text12black" valign="top">  <p> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" title="Google AdSense"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td> </tr> </table>  <span class="style1">To be clear: </span></p> <p><span class="style1">• <span class="style2"><strong>Varicella</strong></span> is the primary viral infection that causes chickenpox.</span></p> <p><span class="style1">• <span class="style2"><strong>Herpes zoster</strong></span> is the reactivation of this virus which is manifested as "shingles". </span></p> <p><span class="style1">The medical name for shingles is "herpes zoster." The virus that causes herpes zoster is the same virus that causes chickenpox (varicella). Resulting from a reactivation of VZV, shingles manifests as a rash on the skin and irritation of the nerve supplying a dermatome. Shingles most commonly occurs in older people. The virus that causes shingles is a dormant virus of chickenpox, that has lodged in the nerves near the spinal ganglion, according to the now universally accepted theory of Dr. Hope-Simpson. Shingles is thus a re-activation of the virus that initially caused chickenpox, and occurs when an individual has a compromised immune system. </span> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="text11black"> <center> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="95%" border="0" bgcolor=#E6E6E8> <tbody> <tr> <td colSpan="4" rowSpan="2"> <img height="18" src="/images/boxtopleft.gif" width="4" alt=""></td> <td bgColor="#000000"> <img height="1" src="/images/stretch.gif" width="1"></td> <td colSpan="4" rowSpan="2"> <img height="18" src="/images/boxtopright.gif" width="4"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top noWrap width="100%" align="left"> <font class="text12black"><b>Info and Articles on Causes of Shingles Outbreaks</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgColor="#000000"> <img height="1" src="/images/stretch.gif" width="1"></td> <td> <img height="1" src="/images/stretch.gif" width="1"></td> <td> <img height="1" src="/images/stretch.gif" width="1"></td> <td> <img height="1" src="/images/stretch.gif" width="1"></td> <td valign=top align=center> <table class="bglt" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width=95% border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td vAlign="top" width="100%"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="2" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="pic" width="1%"> </td> <td class="text12black"><p><br> <b> <span class="style1"><a class="internallink" href="/shingles-causes/c1.html">Herpes Causes FAQs</a></span></b><span class="style1"><br> <strong>What is herpes simplex?</strong><br> <br> Herpes is a term that is very loosely used in day-to-day conversation and should actually be spoken of with more specificity. The disease Herpes can be herpes simplex caused by the herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 that are known to produce cold sores and genital herpes, and herpes shingles caused by the varicella-zoster virus that is known to produce chicken pox first and then remain dormant in the body to produce vesicular eruptions along the course of certain nerves of the body.<br> <br> <b> <a class="internallink" href="/shingles-causes/c2.html">The Incredible, Mystical, Formidable Herpes Virus</a></b> <br> You are one of the oldest forms of life on this planet. Yet you are not truly alive. Instead you walk the shadow-world between life and non-life. You are feared by all, Revered by none. You infect all vertebrates and many invertebrates. You are one of the driving forces in evolution. Your genes have been incorporated into our genes.<br> <br> <b> <a class="internallink" href="/shingles-causes/c3.html">What You Need to Know About Herpes</a></b> <br> Herpes is defined as an infectious disease that causes painful spots on the skin especially on individual’s face and sexual organs. The HSV or the Herpes Simplex Virus causes herpes. HSV is of two types- Type 1 and Type 2. Based on this Herpes 1 is distinguished from Herpes 2. Herpes 1 is mainly associated with fever, blister, and sores etc. while herpes 2 is understood to be genital infection. The type of herpes is detected by the symptoms and the nature of virus. <br> <br> <b> <a class="internallink" href="/shingles-causes/c4.html">Herpes Virus Family Facts</a></b> <br> To most people the word 'herpes' conjures up an image of genital herpes, the incurable virus that is transmitted through sexual contact and causes blisters on the genitals. 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