CATEGORY (Skin, General, Viral, Contagious)	Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
SYSTEM	Skin; Nervous System
ORGAN	Skin, Mucous membranes, Nerves and nerve root ganglions
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES	Shingles Zona
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES	Erpita zostira in Greek Gurtelrose in German Taijohoshin in Japanese Nagin in Marathi
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION	B 02
WORLD STATISTICS	Herpes zoster has a worldwide prevalence. Multiple studies over the last 30 to 50 years have shown some facts such as: 1.2 to 3.4 per 1000 healthy individuals are affected 3.9 to 11.8 per 1000 individuals older than 65 years are affected 20% of the world's population is estimated to be affected at least once during their lifetime. 26% of individuals who contract herpes zoster are likely to develop complications from it 20% of patients develop post-herpetic neuralgia
INDIAN STATISTICS	No reliable data available
MOST PREVALENT IN	Worldwide prevalence with high level of infectivity