Do I Have Shingles Quiz

I do not have a painful, tingling, or blistering skin problem.

It began more than seven days ago and is fully crusted or clearly improving.

It began four to seven days ago and remains active or is still changing.

It began within the past 72 hours, or new blisters are still appearing.

There is no localized discomfort or skin change.

The discomfort is general or occurs away from the visible skin change.

The discomfort overlaps part of the affected patch.

The pain, burning, or tingling closely follows the same one-sided area as the rash.

I do not currently have a rash or visible skin change.

There are spots in several disconnected areas on both sides of my body.

There is one concentrated area, but it extends noticeably across both sides of my body's center line.

There is a compact patch or stripe mainly on one side of my body or face.

I have neither a rash nor localized discomfort.

The discomfort seems unrelated to the rash or is in a different area.

The rash and discomfort began at roughly the same time.

Tingling, burning, or pain began in that area before the rash appeared.

The skin looks unchanged.

It is mainly flat, dry, or diffusely red without bumps.

It has raised solid bumps but no obvious fluid-filled areas.

It has grouped fluid-filled blisters, broken blisters, or new crusts.

It feels normal with light contact.

It feels mildly itchy but not especially tender.

It is noticeably tender or uncomfortable with repeated contact.

Even a light touch causes pronounced burning, pain, or oversensitivity.

I have not noticed a rash, localized pain, or a change in how I feel.

I have had mild tiredness without fever or worsening skin pain.

I have had headache, reduced energy, or mild flu-like feelings alongside the skin change.

I have felt feverish or markedly unwell while a painful rash is developing or worsening.

I have no ear symptoms, facial weakness, or relevant rash.

My localized rash is away from my ears and face.

I have new ear pain or a rash around one ear without facial weakness or hearing changes.

I have facial weakness, hearing change, severe dizziness, or blisters in or around an ear.

No skin change has developed.

It has remained much the same for several weeks or longer.

A localized red or bumpy area has changed gradually over several days.

A new localized area progressed from redness or sensitivity to blisters over a few days.

There is no visible rash.

There is a stable patch of discoloration or scaling without blisters.

There is a new localized patch of redness or bumps that has not blistered.

Fresh blisters and crusting areas are present together in the same localized region.

I have no unusual sensation in a specific area.

There is mild itchiness without pain or burning.

There is localized tingling, prickling, or warmth.

There is burning, stabbing pain, or marked skin sensitivity in one area.

I do not currently have a new rash or localized pain.

I have symptoms but none of the additional health factors listed here.

I am aged 50 or older, or I have a chronic health condition that may complicate recovery.

My immune system is significantly weakened, I am receiving immune-suppressing treatment, or I am pregnant.

There are no spots to assess.

Fine spots are spread fairly evenly over a broad or symmetrical area.

Separate bumps are concentrated in one limited patch.

Small blisters are tightly grouped along a narrow patch, band, or curve.

I have no rash or unusual sensation on my face or near my eyes.

My symptoms are confined to another part of my body.

I have a new rash or pain on one side of my forehead or upper face, but no eye symptoms.

I have eye pain, redness, light sensitivity, vision changes, or a rash on an eyelid or the tip or side of my nose.

I have not experienced any of the listed warning symptoms.

I have mild fatigue but can manage my usual basic activities.

I have fever, substantial weakness, or a rash appearing in several separated areas.

I have confusion, fainting, a stiff neck, difficulty breathing, or new severe weakness.