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帶狀皰疹疫苗全新升級「皮蛇」遠離我
帶狀疱疹離你有多近?
帶狀疱疹離你有多近?
50歲以上成年人有 99.5% 感染過 VZV (varicella zoster virus, 水痘帶狀疱疹病毒 ),並有罹患帶狀疱疹的風險。
由於VZV再活化, 3 分之 1 的人會在一生中罹患帶狀疱疹。
據估計,台灣每年帶狀疱疹病例數約12 萬人。
99.5% of adults over the age of 50 have been infected with VZV (varicella zoster virus) and are at risk of developing shingles.
1 in 3 people will develop shingles in their lifetime due to reactivation of VZV.
It is estimated that there are approximately 120,000 cases of herpes zoster in Taiwan each year.
「皮蛇」的正確名稱是帶狀疱疹,呈帶狀的紅疹並帶有水泡的傳染病,由引起水痘的水痘帶狀疱疹病毒引致。病毒會於水痘患者痊癒後潛藏在體內的神經系統。當身體免疫力下降,例如隨著年紀漸長或遇上生活壓力時都有機會誘發帶狀疱疹(皮蛇)的(重復)出現。
因此,凡感染過水痘的人,都有機會長帶狀疱疹。
98%的台灣成年人曾患水痘,因此具有罹患「帶狀疱疹」的風險,而且50歲後的風險大大增加。
約1/3~1/2的人將在其一生中罹患「帶狀疱疹」。
傳染途徑
帶狀疱疹可通過直接接觸皮疹水泡中的液體傳播,感染帶狀疱疹的人、在皮疹結痂之前,應避免與家庭和職業環境中易受感染的人群接觸。
Shingles is an infectious, shingled rash with blisters caused by the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox. The virus hides in the nervous system of the body after the chickenpox patient recovers. Herpes zoster may occur when the body’s immunity declines, such as when people get older or encounter stress in life.
Therefore, anyone who has been infected with chickenpox has the opportunity to develop shingles.
98% of Taiwanese adults have had chickenpox, so they are at risk of developing “shingles”, and the risk increases greatly after the age of 50.
About 1/3~1/2 of people will suffer from “shingles” in their lifetime.
Transmission route, herpes zoster can be transmitted by direct contact with the fluid in the blisters of the rash. People infected with herpes zoster should avoid contact with susceptible people in the home and occupational environment until the rash scabs.