âBut if theyâre going to get where they need to be to be effective, theyâre going to need a lot more money.â. That may be difficult to muster given the departmentâs spendthrift reputation. In 2002, the federal budget allocated about $20 billion to Homeland Security agencies.
Shingles is a painful rash that develops on one side of the face or body. The rash consists of blisters that typically scab over in 7 to 10 days. The rash usually clears up within 2 to 4 weeks. Before the rash develops, people often have pain, itching, or tingling in the area where the rash will develop.
Although the earliest appearance of shingles symptoms is sometimes confused with hives (raised areas of itchy skin), bedbug bites, or scabies (skin infection by scabies mite), the classic pain, and blistering in a band on one side of the body may be all that is necessary for a doctor to clinically diagnose herpes zoster infection (shingles).