Close-up of the lower back of an elderly female patient during an attack of shingles,also known as Herpes zoster. A red rash with blisters (vesicles) has appeared. Shingles is extremely painful and is due to the chickenpox virus (varicella-zoster) infecting the sensory nerves (in this case L2 spinal nerve). Dormant viruses survive for years in humans until the immune system is weakened by illness or old age and a shingles attack may occur | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 5315 px × 3461 px |
Modell-Rechte: | vorhanden |
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