Shingles

3. Forms on blisters as shingles heals.
4. Skin eruptions caused by the shingles virus.
7. Damage to nerves often resulting in pain, which can occur after shingles.
8. When a dormant virus like VZV becomes active again, causing shingles.
10. A common antiviral drug used to treat shingles.
11. A reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus causing painful skin eruptions.

1. Type of precautions that need to be added to contact precautions for active shingles in an immunocompromised host.
2. The act of coming into contact with the virus.
4. Abbreviation for the virus that causes shingles.
5. The body’s defense system against infections.
6. Mode of transmission where infection occurs through touch.
8. Red, inflamed skin symptom of shingles.
9. Actions taken to prevent infection spread.