Shingle Symptoms - What are the typical Shingles Symptoms 

Shingles is a painful viral infection caused by the same virus that gives us Chicken Pox. Shingles is most commonly seen in the elderly (people over the age of 50). After causing chicken pox, the virus never really leaves the body; instead it retreats into the nerve cells of the body. It can lie dormant in the body for several years. In some people, the virus gets reactivated and travels along a nerve path and manifests itself as Shingles. More than 1 of every 10 people who had chicken pox as children get shingles as adults, usually over age 60. It is more common after the age of 50 and the risk increases with advancing age.

Shingles develops in two stages; in the first stage the patient feels a tingling or burning sensation in the area where the rash is about to develop. In the second stage the rash develops. The earliest shingles symptoms include headache, sensitivity to light, and flu like symptoms without a fever. The sensations are felt on one side of the body. After about 2-5 days, the virus travels to the skin and causes a rash. The rash is the most characteristic symptom of Shingles. It develops in the shape of a girdle or band of raised dots on the side of the abdomen, chest, thighs or the face The rash is accompanied with pain, and last around two weeks. After a few days the tiny dots form fluid filled blisters, which crust over and can cause itching. 

Apart from the rash and pain the patient might also have the following 9 Shingles Symptoms:
· Shingles Symptom 1: Mild fever
· Shingles Symptom 2: Headache
· Shingles Symptom 3: Chills 
· Shingles symptom 4: Feeling washed out
· Shingles symptoms 5: Tiredness
· Shingles symptom 6: Extremely sensitive skin
· Shingles symptom 7: Tingling or burning sensation
· Shingles symptom 8: Skin Rash
· Shingles symptom 9: Persistent pain

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