This map of shipping routes illustrates the relative density of commercial shipping in the world's oceans. Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea, but is extended in American English to refer to transport by land or air as well. Logistics, a term borrowed from the military environment, is also fashionably used in the same sense.
Especially if you have never had an outbreak of shingles, it can be very difficult to identify the pain as coming from an attack of shingles. Depending on the location of the involved nerve, the pain may be mistaken for a headache, appendicitis, heart attack or angina, sciatica, abdominal pain, or other conditions.
Depending on where shingles develops, it could also cause symptoms like hiccups or even loss of vision. For some people, the symptoms of shingles are mild. They might just have some itching. For others, shingles can cause intense pain that can be felt from the gentlest touch or breeze. How Long Does Shingles Last? Most cases of shingles last 3 to 5 weeks. Shingles follows a pattern: 1  The first sign is often burning or tingling pain; sometimes, it includes numbness or itching on one side of the body. 2  Somewhere between 1 and 5 days after the tingling or burning feeling on the skin, a red rash will appear. 3  A few days later, the rash will turn into fluid-filled blisters.