My 3 year old and shingles?

Question:

My stepmoms mother who is dieing with cancer has shingles She's had it for awhile and my daughter has bumps on her back she says they itch and she welts up from any bug bit, she doesn't get bothered by it unless you scratch them and they are not spreading, is it bug bits or shingles, they look like welts not blisters or puss..

Answers:
Shingles is caused by the virus herpes zoster. It is the same virus that causes chicken pox. If someone who has not had chicken pox is exposed to someone who has shingles, it is likely that they will contract chicken pox. Basically, what I'm saying is that your daughter probably has the chicken pox.

Has she had the chicken pox? If not then that is more then likely what it is.

Shingles occurs only after infection with the varicella (chickenpox) virus. The virus "retreats" to the nerves at the base of your spine and may reactivate itself along the path of those nerves, causing blistering and pain.

Read about shingles, and see pictures of them, at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingle...

If your three-year-old has had chickenpox, she is not likely to get shingles from this woman. If she has NOT had chickenpox and has NOT been vaccinated, she is likely to get chickenpox from this woman.

Read about chickenpox at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chicken...

If you have any concerns regarding your daughter's skin condition, please take her to a pediatrician. It is better to be thought of as a "paranoid mom" than to risk your daughter's health.

My 3 year old and shingles?

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