Does the Shingles Virus Cause Genital Warts?
No! Shingles is caused by a particular type of herpes virus called Varicella zoster. Other kinds of the herpes virus cause genital herpes infections or cold sores. Specifically, Varicella zoster virus only causes chicken pox or shingles. What Are the Symptoms of Shingles? The first sign of shingles is usually a tingling feeling or itchiness of the skin, one week before the rash. Some people have a stabbing pain at the beginning while others only have pain after the rash begins. Caregivers may mistake the onset of localized pain as a muscle strain, prescribing a heating pad or ointments. By the time a rash breaks out, pain may be extremely severe to the extent that a major catastrophe such as a heart condition or gallbladder attack is misdiagnosed. Strangely, the rash begins as a band or patch of raised dots that stays on one side of the trunk, face, abdomen, arms or legs. Thus, it is the limited extent of the painful rash that gives the doctor the signal that the infection is actually
