Many mistakenly believe that lichen is a disease that can appear only after contact with sick animals. In fact, there are many more varieties of the disease. Each type of lichen is different and externally, and the duration of the incubation period, and the modes of transmission, and the method of treatment.
Species deprived
Lishay is a dermatological disease that appears due to viruses and fungi. It is accompanied by a strong itch, the skin at the infection site is scaly, and some varieties even deprive hair loss.
Some varieties of lichen in humans are characterized by a long incubation period and look like this:
- The same deprive, which you can get infected from stray animals - shearing. Affects the hairy areas of the skin, at least - nails.
- Pink lichen can only be a person. This fungal disease, which is often of an allergic nature.
- Shingles is a problem caused by the herpes virus. It shows up in people who have had chickenpox. The incubation period for such depriving one of the longest (details - below).
- Pityriasis is a disease of people suffering from severe sweating.
And this is not all kinds of depriving.
What incubation period for different types of lichen?
Lishay of any type makes itself felt not immediately. He can stay in the body for several months, but not develop due to the efforts of the immune system:
- Ringworm is considered a childhood disease, but it also occurs in adults from time to time. The incubation period of ringworm lasts from a week to a year and a half. All this time the patient can not even guess about the problem. At some point, at
The skin begins to show red spots. - Tinea begins to develop after the activation of the varicella zoster virus. The incubation period of shingles reaches several tens of years. All this time the herpetic virus lives in the body at rest. The cause of activation is usually the deterioration of immunity, a serious illness or injury.
- Pink deprive can be treated only once in life, after that the immunity can build a suitable protection. Lishay appears after a cold or viral diseases. The incubation period of pink lichen can last from two days to three weeks. These figures may vary depending on the state of health and immunity.