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水痘andshingles是由水痘带状疱疹病毒引起的两种疾病。

水痘最常发生在儿童中，通常会引起轻度症状：

  • blistering rash
  • 发烧
  • 头疼

In the 1990s, an average of 4 million people 每年在美国签约水痘。现在vaccinesare widely available, this number has dropped to about 350,000 per year.

After a chickenpox infection, the virus remains dormant in your body. Shingles occur when the virus becomes reactivated.

带状疱疹can cause similar symptoms as chickenpox. But a shingles rash usually appears as a cluster of blisters on one side of your body rather than showing up all over.

当我们更深入地了解水痘和带状疱疹之间的差异时，请继续阅读。

水痘and shingles are caused by the same virus, but they develop in different ways.

水痘

水痘is highly contagious and can easily be passed between people. The varicella-zoster virus is found worldwide and can be spread through sneezing or coughing.

您还可以在与带状疱疹的人的水泡接触后开发水痘。

It can take about 10至21天 after exposure for symptoms to develop.

带状疱疹

开发水痘后，病毒可能在脊髓根部或脊髓附着在颅骨上的地方未发现。

该病毒可以无限期地保留在您的神经系统中而不会引起症状，但大约 五分之一的人 ，该病毒以带状疱疹的形式重新激活。可以不止一次开发带状疱疹。

You can’t catch shingles from another person. It’s only possible to develop shingles if you’ve already had chickenpox.

It’s possible for somebody who has never had chickenpox to develop chickenpox after coming into contact with the fluid in your shingles rash.

水痘和带状疱疹会产生类似的症状。这是它们比较的方式。

带状疱疹 水痘
发烧 发烧
头疼 头疼
发冷 loss of appetite
疲劳 您体内的红色或粉红色颠簸
muscle weakness
通常在身体的一侧发痒的皮疹

水痘bumps usually appear about 2 days after other symptoms. They become fluid-filled blisters before eventually scabbing over and falling off.

带状疱疹通常含有红色斑块和充满液体的水泡。它通常包裹在躯干的一侧，但也可能发生在您的脸部或身体其他部位。在皮疹出现之前，您可能会感觉到瘙痒，刺痛，燃烧或疼痛。

Here’s a look at how a shingles rash and chickenpox rash compares.

水痘is most common in children. In the United States, children 4至10 患有水痘的风险最高。

Receiving a chickenpox vaccine significantly decreases the likelihood of developing it. Vaccines are roughly 81 percent effective for preventing chickenpox, and 97 to 99 percent effective at preventing severe chickenpox.

带状疱疹most commonly develop in adults over the age of 60 who had chickenpox before the age of 1. Anybody who had chickenpox when they were younger can potentially develop shingles. People who’ve never had chickenpox can’t develop shingles.

水痘具有高度传染性，可以轻松地传输给没有水痘或未接种疫苗的人。如果您接种了疫苗，仍然有可能获得水痘，但可能性较小。

带状疱疹can’t be passed between people, and it only occurs in people who’ve previously had chickenpox. But if a person who hasn’t been exposed to the virus touches the fluid in your rash, they can develop chickenpox. Covering your rash can help prevent passing it to others.

Can you get shingles if you’ve never had chickenpox?

You can only get shingles if you’ve previously had chickenpox. After a chickenpox infection, the virus stays in your nervous system. If the virus becomes reactive again, it leads to shingles. The first time you’re infected with the virus it leads to chickenpox.

Vaccines are now widely available to protect against chickenpox and shingles. Getting vaccinated is the most effective way to prevent both before they develop.

水痘vaccines

这varicella vaccine was introduced in 1995, and has significantly decreased the number of cases of chickenpox. It prevents 70 to 90 percent 感染和95％的严重疾病。

这 疾病控制与预防中心（CDC） 建议13岁以下的儿童获得两剂疫苗。他们应该在12至15个月时获得第一个剂量，第二剂量在4至6岁之间。

疾病预防控制中心还建议13岁以上的人从未有水痘或疫苗至少两剂相距至少28天。

美国有两种类型的疫苗：美国：

Varivax

  • 防止水痘
  • can be used for children over 12 months and adults
  • can be given to children for their first two doses

ProQuad

  • 防止水痘，麻疹，腮腺炎和风疹
  • 批准为12个月至12岁的儿童批准

带状疱疹vaccines

这CDC recommends that healthy adults 超过50岁 获取两剂的带状疱疹疫苗，称为Shingrix。

Shingrix is more than 90 percent 有效防止带状疱疹和长期神经疼痛，这可能是带状疱疹的副作用。

水痘和带状疱疹是由同一病毒引起的，但它们是单独的疾病。水痘通常会在儿童中发育，并导致身体上的红色或粉红色斑点，使其起泡。它具有很高的传染性，可以在人之间轻松传递。

带状疱疹can only develop after you’ve already had chickenpox. It causes a rash that most commonly occurs on one side of your torso. Unlike chickenpox, shingles is most common in people over the age of 60.