{"id":376758,"date":"2024-04-01T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/?p=376758"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:27:09","slug":"shingles-risk-is-often-underestimated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/shingles-risk-is-often-underestimated\/","title":{"rendered":"Shingles risk is often underestimated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The “Shingles Misconception Survey” is an online survey conducted between August 16-18, 2023 among 3,500 adults aged 50 and over. The evaluations show that 86% of respondents underestimate the risk of shingles and its possible severity. The survey results also show that awareness of the pain that shingles can cause is low.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 1 in 3 people worldwide will develop shingles during their lifetime [1\u20134,9]. The disease usually manifests as a rash with painful blisters on the chest, abdomen or face. The pain is often described as burning, stabbing or shock-like [1]. However, the data from the online survey shows that many adults have a distorted risk assessment [5,9]: more than a quarter (28%) believe that shingles is “essentially harmless”. A quarter (26%) estimate that the risk of getting shingles in their lifetime is 1 in 100, almost a fifth (17%) think it is 1 in 1000, and almost half (49%) think it is unlikely that they will get shingles [5,9]. <\/p>\n\n

In reality, most adults have the virus that causes shingles in their bodies by the age of 50, and it is known that virus reactivation becomes more likely with increasing age [6,7,9]. Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox [1]. With increasing age, the immune system’s resistance to the infection decreases, increasing the risk of developing shingles [1]. There is therefore an increased risk for people over 50 [1]. The shingles rash can also be followed by post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a long-lasting nerve pain that can last for weeks or months and occasionally persists for several years [1]. PHN is the most common complication of shingles and, according to the results of various studies, occurs in 5-30% of all shingles cases [8].<\/p>\n\n

Adults aged over 50 from 12 countries took part in the survey study [5,9]. The new survey results were presented during Shingles Awareness Week (February 26 – March 3, 2024) as part of an awareness campaign for the risks and effects of shingles [9].<\/p>\n\n

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