Dr. Juan Rivera talks about the link between chickenpox and shingles

Dr. Juan Rivera talks about the link between shingles and chickenpox.

Adamari López got her shingles vaccine.

Univisión’s doctor recommends taking measures to avoid contracting shingles.

On June 8 Adamari López announced that she had decided to get the shingles vaccine since it is recommended for those over 50. After this many people had questions, so Univisión’s Dr. Juan Rivera decided to share a little more about this painful disease.

Social networks are used for countless things, from sharing unforgettable moments to promoting a product to disseminating highly important information. Dr. Juan Rivera is one of the people who uses social media to educate the public.

Dr. Juan Rivera says that shingles are related to chickenpox

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Once again, the Puerto Rican doctor turned to his official Instagram account to inform his faithful followers about the link between shingles and chickenpox, two diseases that cause skin rashes. He wanted to clear up confusion that arose after Adamari López got her shingles vaccine.

While he was in the corridors of Despierta América, Dr. Rivera was asked what one disease has to do with another. «When we are children, adolescents, many of us get chickenpox and we are cured, but that virus stays in us,” began Dr. Juan Rivera. Filed Under: Doctor Juan Rivera Shingles.

“The virus stays in our body”

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“The virus stays in our body, in some nerve for the rest of our lives. So at some point if our immune system is weakened, either because someone is sick, has cancer, has too much stress … the virus reactivates but in the form of shingles,” explained the Univision doctor.

Later, he explained what reactivation of the chickenpox virus consists of when it transforms into shingles, “It gives you a rash that hurts a lot, so if you got chickenpox as a child, you can develop shingles as an adult. That is why it is very important to get the vaccine to try to avoid it,” he said. Filed Under: Doctor Juan Rivera Shingles.

What must be done to prevent the shingles virus?

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After that, he included some information for people who didn’t get chickenpox during their childhood, «If you did not get chickenpox, you will not get shingles spontaneously but you have to be careful as someone could transmit it to you,» the doctor concluded his video. TO SEE THE VIDEO CLICK HERE

When Adamari López decided to get the shingles vaccine, she commented that it has side effects, such as fever, chills, body aches, migraine, tiredness, as if you were going to get the flu. Dr. Rivera stressed that it is advisable to get the shingles vaccine after turning 50. Filed Under: Doctor Juan Rivera Shingles.