A client is diagnosed with herpes zoster (shingles). The client feels the infection is a result of exposure to an organism while traveling abroad. To correct the client's misconceptions, the nurse must explain that herpes zoster:
1. Occurs because of the reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus.
2. Results from sharing personal items such as towels.
3. Occurs in only a few areas of the world.
4. Is caused by a bacteria normally found on the skin.
Occurs because of the reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus.
Rationale: Herpes zoster (shingles) occurs because of the reactivation of latent vericella-zoster virus (the virus that causes chickenpox). After having chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia, and becomes activated usually when a person is immunocompromised due to age or some other disease process such as AIDS, Hodgkin's disease, and some cancers.
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