#176

I thought as well but it’s actually not that rare: Shingles Facts and Stats | Shingles (Herpes Zoster) | CDC

The rate in people aged 55–65 (6/1000) is “only” 4 times the rate in people aged 25–35 (1.5/1000). I thought it would be 10x or even 100x:

Figure1: This figure shows Shingles and Postherpatic Neuralgia (PHN) Rates by Age in the United States. Starting with age 20, the rates of both shingles and PHN per 1,000 people increase as age increase with people older than 80 having the highest rates of both condition. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5705a1.htmShingle

It’s actually increasing in young people (30–39yo) while it’s decreasing in people aged 70+ and plateauing in other groups. The rate in people aged 30–39 in 2019 was almost identical to the rate in people aged 50–59 in 1998!

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#177

JFC, you can’t catch a break!!!
I’m sorry to hear this. Sending hugs!!!

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