RE: Shingles/herpes zoster
Nora Blalock (NBlalock(AT)elpc.org)
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:08:16 -0600
DaveJ-
I did not know that "zoster" meant a "girdle, belt" etc. Never
looked it up. But that sure as heck explains the tight belt, girdle,
that has been around my lower body since I got TM. So now I wonder -
which came first, the chicken or the egg? Does herpes zoster cause TM
and leave the girdle or does TM come with a girdle all by itself where
there is no incidence of herpes zoster? Maybe together, we will all end
up writing some medical history here? (Smiley face!)
Nora in Chicago
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D.C. Jones [SMTP:jones(AT)tdl.com]
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> Subject: Shingles/herpes zoster
>
> JanH:
> Wow the best case of shingles! I won't comment.))
> Shingles/herpes zoster.
> Herpes, being in your and my case an inflammation of the skin.
> Zoster, from the greek meaning a girdle, belt or zone.
> Have you had the Measles? I did as a child.
>
> Davej