Shingles Epidemiology in Saudi Arabia and Worldwide

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SHINGLES
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FEBRUARY 21, 2020
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Table of Contents
Epidemiology............................................................................................................ 2
Saudi Arabia........................................................................................................... 2
Worldwide............................................................................................................. 2
Risk analysis.............................................................................................................. 3
References................................................................................................................ 5

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Epidemiology
Saudi Arabia
Shingles also called herpes zoster is the viral infection that generally causes rashes on the
body. Although it can be caused anywhere on the body, but mostly occurs as the single strip
of blisters around the torso. Shingles issues have become one of the major issues in Saudi
Arabia. According to a report published by Alakloby et al, the incidence rate of this health
issue between 1988 to 2006 was 6.20 per 1000 individuals of all ages.1 The incidence rate of
HZ or shingles is 9.5 to 10.9 per 1000 individuals age 70 to 80 or above. The patient with
chickenpox may develop this problem which is a common health issue in Saudi Arabia. It has
been identified that around 70884 new cases were diagnosed with this problem in 2003 with
the overall occurrence rate of 322 cases per 100000 people. The overall mortality of this
disease was found 0.05 with the calculated rate of 5.3 per 10000 which indicates one in 1900
person is affected by this. the incidence rate of shingles among children age between 0 to 14
is 110/100000 per year.2 Among all the patient diagnosed with herpes zoster around 4 per
cent admitted to the hospital for further treatment. The overall fatality rate of this health issue
was 0.05 per cent which indicates that two infected patients died.3
Worldwide
Herpes zoster is not restricted to a particular place or community, it affects people from all
around the world. Particularly in U.S. 4 individuals in 1000 diagnosed with this problem
every year with the frequency of infection among all older adults reaching an estimate of ten
new cases for every 1000. One in three people will have shingles during their lifetime. Out of
the individuals who diagnosed with HZ, around 1 to 4 per cent admitted to the hospital
because of the complication. There is an approximately 96 HZ associated death occur
annually and nearly all the death occur among older individuals those with deprived