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Can children vaccinated for chicken pox get it from someone with shingles?
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∙ 6y ago
If they have already had Chicken Pox then they do not need it as you can only catch it once except in some rare cases. It is also very harmless and there is no need to panic! Honestly things in injections these days are more harm then good.
However it is your choice!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIf your talking in means of getting the virus than yes, getting the chicken pox is a better vaccine than getting the chicken pocks shot.
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∙ 10y agoChickenpox vaccine is part of routine childhood vaccinations in the US. The first dose is typically given at 12-15 months, and the second dose at 4-6 years of age.
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∙ 10y agoOf course...parents r humans too! Common sense...
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Can you get shingles from shingles if you have had shingles before?
No. Shingles is not contagious, but someone with shingles can give chicken pox or varicella to someone who has not had chicken pox before.
Is shingles contagiouus?
Yes, shingles can be spread through both physical contact and through the air (droplets from a cough or sneeze, for example). However, since it is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, most adults have already been exposed or vaccinated and will not catch it. Someone with shingles needs to take special care to avoid contact with very young children who have not had chicken pox (or have not had a vaccine) and those who are immunosuppressed.
Can you get shingles from lying in a bed after someone else who had shingles say in a hospital?
Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus. You do not get shingles from someone with shingles; you get chickenpox from someone with shingles. Then when you get older, you will get shingles because you had chickenpox. Or, you might get older and never get chickenpox. In that case, you will thank your mother for having you vaccinated against chickenpox when you were a child.
How likely are you to get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you have not had chickenpox?
You could get chicken pox if you have never had it before. However, while your chances of getting chicken pox from someone with shingles is in the realm of possibility, you will rarely come across someone with shingles, since they are mostly home with the illness.
Is shingles contaigous?
Yes, in a way. It is caused by the virus which causes Chicken Pox, and someone susceptible to Chicken Pox can get that from someone with Shingles. But if you've already had Chicken Pox, you won't catch Shingles. It's an opportunistic virus hiding out in your nervous system just waiting for your immune system to give it a chance. And if you've had the Chicken Pox vaccine, you should not be susceptible to either one.
Can you get chickenpox from someone who has shingles if you had shingles before?
If you had shingles before, that means you had chicken pox already as a child, long before shingles developed. You cannot catch chicken pox from shingles if you already had chicken pox.Chicken pox is a one-time illness, usually in childhood. It does not matter how "mild" or "bad" the chicken pox is. The body's defenses are activated whether "mild" or "bad" and immunity results. No person acquires chicken pox twice.Shingles is caused by the same virus but with shingles, the virus is re-activated within the person's own body (not from catching the chicken pox virus from someone else). A person who never had chicken pox cannot get shingles; but that person who never had chicken pox can get chicken pox.A person who has shingles can infect others with chicken pox, but only if those persons (usually children) never had chicken pox before. If a person with shingles is around a person/child who already had chicken pox, the other people won't get chicken pox or shingles.The defining factors in shingles are:The person already had chicken poxThe person is generally over 50 years oldThe person may also have a compromised immune system
What happens in children are around someone with shingles and haven't had chickenpox?
they get chicken pox you idiot dun dun dun if you want the real answer go to www.mcdonalds.com
Can you get chickenpox from talking to someone with shingles?
Facial herpes, or cold sores, is caused by herpes simplex virus. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus. You can't get chickenpox from someone with facial herpes unless they also have chickenpox.
How long does it take to get shingles once you have been around someone wo has them?
From what I read on medicine net shingles can't be transmitted if you already had chicken pox and if you do get it then you will get chicken pox.
Can you sleep in the same bed with someone who has shingles?
Shingles is a herpes virus know as chicken pox (herpes zoster) when it occurs as a child. When it reoccurs in an adult it is called shingles. Chicken pox is contagious but Shingles is not contagious if you had Chicken pox as a child. The most dangerous effect of herpes zoster is when the lesions occur on your retina.
Can you get shingles from someone if you already had chickenpox?
First, you can't "catch shingles" from someone. You can get chickenpox from someone who has shingles, but only if two things are true:You have direct contact with the weeping shingles lesions; ANDYou have not had chickenpox or chickenpox vaccine in the past.You can't get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you are immune. You can't get it from being in the same room with them, either. A person with shingles can go about normal activities, including all work or school, as long as the lesions are covered.
Can old people get shingles if they are around someone who has it?
No. Shingles (herpes zoster) are a recurrent outbreak of the virus Varicella zoster that affects people who had chicken pox at an earlier age.Shingles itelf is not transmitted from person to person. However, the active virus can infect those (such as children) who have never encountered it, and they may get chicken pox.
