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Shingles is herpes zoster virus. The symptoms develop in people who have had chicken pox before. If you haven't had chicken pox you may develop it when exposed to shingles.
If you have had chicken pox it can trigger shingles.
It is infectious only when the blisters are forming and 'weeping'. Therefore it is spread through physical contact. It is no longer infectious when the blisters are dry scabs.
It is not airborne but a mask and gloves are worn by healthcare workers to protect them from contacting the skin of active patients.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, shingles is a result of the chicken pox virus that has been laying dormant in the body. Anyone that has had chicken pox at a can have shingles later in life, even if they had them at a much younger age.
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∙ 12y agoNo! Shingles will only get caught if the person has had chicken pox in the past.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Shingles is a virus.
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Can you catch shingles from other children who have shingles?
No. While you can catch chickenpox, shingles comes from a virus already within you (chickenpox virus) so you can only have shingles if you have previously had chickenpox. I myself had shingles back when I was in the fourth grade but neither my brother nor my sister ever had it.
Can you spread shingles if you touch inanimate objects?
You can't catch shingles. Shingles is caused by the organism that gave you chickenpox as a child.
Can cats catch shingles from humans?
Shingles is a human disease that is caused by chicken pox that remains dormant until something like stress brings it out. It is unlikely that a human can pass it to a pet.
Are shingles catchy?
No. You can however catch chickenpox from the shingles if you've never had them before. The shingles themselves come from a dormant chickenpox virus in your skin tissue.
How do you catch golden staff?
You can catch it by kissing someone. my friend rheon caught it by kissing a guy called jimmy. DONT KISS RHEON!!!!!!
Can you catch sickle cell trait from kissing?
no you can get sickle cell trait from kissing its not contagous
Can you catch blood poisoning by kissing?
You cannot catch blood poisoning by kissing unless two open wounds are exposed to each other. Even then, it is highly unlikely.
Is shingles a risk factor to others?
I had Shingles. And i gave my brother the chicken pocks Others around you can catch shingles or chicken poxs off you about a week before your rash comes up and a week after the first sign of shingles appears on the skin.
How do you catch a kissing fish on my sims kingdom?
Fish it out in cutopia.
Can you get shingles from someone sitting next to you?
You can get chickenpox, but not shingles, from someone with shingles. You can only get chickenpox from someone with shingles if you haven't had chickenpox or the vaccine before, and if you have direct contact with wet shingles blisters or sores.
How long after being exposed to shingles will you get it?
IF you're going to get chickenpox from a shingles exposure, it would take between 10 and 21 days to get chickenpox. You'd have to never have had chickenpox before to get shingles, however, even if you'd never had chickenpox, you still might not catch them from being exposed to shingles.
Can you catch a headache from kissing someone?
I dont think you can catch a headache. You can catch flu or a cold which are symptoms of flu or a cold, but you cant just catch a headache.
