Image Based Question – 73220

12 Identify the picture

A. Herpes zoster pic

B. Small pox

C. Chicken pox

D. Atopic dermatitis

Correct Answer » A Explanation

Answer: A. Herpes zoster pic

• Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area.
• Shingles is due to a reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) within a person’s body.
• The disease chickenpox is caused by the initial infection with VZV.
• Once chickenpox has resolved, the virus may remain inactive in nerve cells.
• When it reactivates, it travels from the nerve body to the endings in the skin, producing blisters.Risk factors for reactivation include old age, poor immune function.