Zona

Introduction: Zona

Description of Zona

Zona (medical condition): Herpes zoster is an infectious viral infection that is believed to be caused by the re-activation of a previous chickenpox ...more

Zona: See also:

Shingles:
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Zona: (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Zona: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Zona:

• Anatomy
• Structure

Zona as a Disease

Zona: Another name for Shingles (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Shingles
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  »Causes of Shingles
  »Treatments for Shingles

Zona: Related Diseases

Zona: Zona is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Delayed Viral Syndromes
• Herpesvirus
• Chickenpox
• Viral diseases
• Acne-like conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Skin conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Senior health conditions

Causes of Zona

Some of the causes of Zona are included in the list below:

• Varicella-zoster virus

Read more about causes of Zona (Shingles)

Symptoms of Zona (Shingles)

Some of the symptoms of Zona incude:

• Mild fever
• Headache
• Chills
• Malaise
• Tingling feeling

See full list of 14 symptoms of Zona (Shingles)

Treatments for Zona (Shingles)

Treatments for Zona (Shingles) include:

• Antiviral drugs
  • Acyclovir
  • Valacyclovir
  • Famcyclovir
• Steroids

See full list of 16 treatments for Zona

Treatment of Zona: For more treatment information about Zona, see treatment of Shingles (Zona)

Zona: Article Excerpts about Shingles

NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the virus that causes... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS)

Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID (Excerpt)

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID)

Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI (Excerpt)

This infection is produced by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes... (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Zona: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Zona:

• Varicella-zoster virus
• blisters
• painful vesicles
• HIV infection
• immunocompromised patients

Terms associated with Zona:

Terms Similar to Zona:

• zone

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Zona:

• zona pellucida
• zonule
• zonula

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Zona

• structure
• anatomical structure
• complex body part
• bodily structure
• body structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Zona

The following list attempts to classify Zona into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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