In the condition ________, a virus infects posterior root ganglia, causing a painful rash whose distribution corresponds to that of the affected sensory nerves as seen in their dermatomes.
A) Chickenpox
B) Neuronal damage
C) Myasthenia gravis
D) Shingles
E) Hodgkin's disease

Respuesta :

Answer:

D) Shingles

Explanation:

Shingles(herpes zoster) is a viral infection of a nerve and its surrounding skin. The causative organism is the varicella-zoster virus.

Its symptoms include fever, general weakness, pain, hot sensation, rash begins to occur with red blotchy patches on one side of the skin.