Flu Symptoms With Shingles

When you are sick, it can feel terrible. It can be difficult to know what various symptoms mean or tell the difference between cold, flu, measles, or mumps. Flu can become severe and, when combined with shingles, can even be dangerous. Knowing the symptoms of flu combined with shingles can help you seek treatment as soon as possible. Here are the major symptoms of flu combined with shingles:

Fever

• A fever is common in flu and, with shingles depressing your immune system, can become elevated. If your fever reaches above 104, or lasts longer than three days, seek medical treatment.

Numbness

• Numbness develops most commonly on one half of the body, but it can be found from head to toe..

Itching

• Itching can develop around 5 days into the illness, again mainly on either half of the body.

Blisters

• Blisters can form anywhere, mostly happening on the chest, torso, and arms. They can also form on the buttocks and legs.

Pain

• The pain of flu with shingles can be debilitating. Seek medical help if the pain becomes too much to handle.