a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment. 2. an indication or warning of probable trouble: The threat of a storm was in the air.
Shingles is the reactivation of a viral infection in the nerves to the skin that causes pain, burning, or a tingling sensation, along with an itch and blisters in the skin supplied by the affected nerve. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus[1] , or VZVâthe same virus that causes chickenpox.hingles is the reactivation of a viral infection in the nerves to the skin that causes pain, burning, or a tingling sensation, along with an itch and blisters in the skin supplied by the affected nerve. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus[1] , or VZVâthe same virus that causes chickenpox.
Patients also reports itching, burning, and numbness, which is usually contained to the areas of the body where the rash later appears. Doctors believe that these tingling sensations occur because the virus that causes shingles affects nerve roots. Thus, the nerves in affected areas respond to stimulus that is only present on a microbial level.