I-Herpes zoster ibangelwa kukuvuselelwa kwe-varicella-zoster virus ebilokhu ilele kwiiseli zenu zenu ukusukela kwisifo sangaphambili se-chickenpox. Xa amasosha omzimba ebuthaka okanye esengcindezini, intsholongwane inokuvuselelwa ecaleni kwethambo elithile kwaye ibangele umfantu obuhlungu kwicala elinye.
Umngcipheko wakho we-shingles uyanda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amasosha omzimba abuthaka, izifo ezingamahlalakhona, kunye nemithi ethile efana ne-chemotherapy okanye ama-steroids esikhathi eside. Abantu abake baba ne-chickenpox basengozini, kwaye izinkinga zivame kakhulu kubantu abadala nabanezinkinga zamasosha omzimba.
Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwe-herpes zoster ukwelashwa nge-antiviral kusenesikhathi ngemithi efana ne-acyclovir, valacyclovir, okanye famciclovir, okufanele kuqale phakathi nezinsuku ezi-72 zokuqala komfantu. Ukulawula ubuhlungu ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu, imithi yobuhlungu bethambo, nokunakekelwa okuthambisayo kwesikhumba kubalulekile, futhi abanye abantu badinga ukwelashwa okukhethekile kwe-postherpetic neuralgia.