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As of February 7, 2024
r/shingles
varicella-zoster
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The purpose of this subreddit is to offer support for the physical and emotional trauma that can occur during and after shingles outbreaks. If you are looking for a diagnosis, please consult a medical professional. Anyone claiming to be a medical professional on this subreddit is purposely unverified. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful, blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful, blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox.
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January 31, 2013
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Total Submissions
6,680
Total Comments
49,116
Earliest Submission
April 30, 2013
Earliest Comment
August 15, 2014
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Year
2024
Total Words in Subreddit
1,333,665
Total Words in Reddit
119,924,722,855
Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 13,643 | 173,346 | 10229.7 | 1.4 | 7077.14 | |
| #2 | 1,953 | 35,979 | 1464.4 | 0.3 | 4881.07 | |
| #3 | 878 | 17,509 | 658.3 | 0.1 | 4509.15 | |
| #4 | 955 | 23,959 | 716.1 | 0.2 | 3584.24 | |
| #5 | 570 | 20,527 | 427.4 | 0.2 | 2496.96 | |
| #6 | 702 | 29,777 | 526.4 | 0.2 | 2119.91 | |
| #7 | 1,851 | 150,831 | 1387.9 | 1.3 | 1103.51 | |
| #8 | 257 | 21,241 | 192.7 | 0.2 | 1087.98 | |
| #9 | 321 | 27,662 | 240.7 | 0.2 | 1043.48 | |
| #10 | 678 | 65,499 | 508.4 | 0.5 | 930.80 | |
| #11 | 4,989 | 509,343 | 3740.8 | 4.2 | 880.78 | |
| #12 | 951 | 105,992 | 713.1 | 0.9 | 806.81 | |
| #13 | 438 | 54,323 | 328.4 | 0.5 | 725.02 | |
| #14 | 1,618 | 205,362 | 1213.2 | 1.7 | 708.47 | |
| #15 | 704 | 94,233 | 527.9 | 0.8 | 671.79 | |
| #16 | 119 | 16,300 | 89.2 | 0.1 | 656.48 | |
| #17 | 147 | 21,570 | 110.2 | 0.2 | 612.81 | |
| #18 | 146 | 26,249 | 109.5 | 0.2 | 500.15 | |
| #19 | 244 | 52,985 | 183.0 | 0.4 | 414.09 | |
| #20 | 132 | 28,998 | 99.0 | 0.2 | 409.32 | |
| #21 | 228 | 57,018 | 171.0 | 0.5 | 359.57 | |
| #22 | 84 | 22,583 | 63.0 | 0.2 | 334.47 | |
| #23 | 404 | 110,417 | 302.9 | 0.9 | 329.01 | |
| #24 | 92 | 25,188 | 69.0 | 0.2 | 328.44 | |
| #25 | 330 | 90,948 | 247.4 | 0.8 | 326.27 | |
| #26 | 66 | 18,251 | 49.5 | 0.2 | 325.18 | |
| #27 | 138 | 38,232 | 103.5 | 0.3 | 324.57 | |
| #28 | 133 | 39,679 | 99.7 | 0.3 | 301.41 | |
| #29 | pseudoscientific pseudoscientific | 59 | 18,153 | 44.2 | 0.2 | 292.26 |
| #30 | 1,203 | 383,596 | 902.0 | 3.2 | 282.00 | |
| #31 | 344 | 113,640 | 257.9 | 0.9 | 272.20 | |
| #32 | 169 | 57,570 | 126.7 | 0.5 | 263.97 | |
| #33 | 847 | 313,726 | 635.1 | 2.6 | 242.77 | |
| #34 | 116 | 45,710 | 87.0 | 0.4 | 228.20 | |
| #35 | 65 | 25,789 | 48.7 | 0.2 | 226.64 | |
| #36 | 330 | 130,967 | 247.4 | 1.1 | 226.58 | |
| #37 | 192 | 79,945 | 144.0 | 0.7 | 215.96 | |
| #38 | 40 | 17,052 | 30.0 | 0.1 | 210.93 | |
| #39 | 2,704 | 1,172,443 | 2027.5 | 9.8 | 207.38 | |
| #40 | 40 | 17,901 | 30.0 | 0.1 | 200.93 | |
| #41 | 45 | 20,918 | 33.7 | 0.2 | 193.44 | |
| #42 | 212 | 98,606 | 159.0 | 0.8 | 193.33 | |
| #43 | 46 | 22,645 | 34.5 | 0.2 | 182.66 | |
| #44 | 71 | 36,697 | 53.2 | 0.3 | 173.98 | |
| #45 | 170 | 90,626 | 127.5 | 0.8 | 168.68 | |
| #46 | immunocompromised immunocompromised | 94 | 50,847 | 70.5 | 0.4 | 166.24 |
| #47 | 40 | 21,923 | 30.0 | 0.2 | 164.07 | |
| #48 | 264 | 148,901 | 198.0 | 1.2 | 159.43 | |
| #49 | 280 | 163,378 | 209.9 | 1.4 | 154.11 | |
| #50 | 106 | 61,933 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 153.90 |
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