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.
Yes, shingles is contagious. Shingles can be spread from an affected person to children or adults who have not had chickenpox. But instead of developing shingles, these people develop chickenpox. Once they have had chickenpox, people cannot catch shingles (or contract the virus) from someone else. Once infected, however, people have the potential to develop shingles later in life.
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contaigous, that's rather harsh some dogs can be harmful but i wouldent say contagious!!
No... it isn't contaigous
Yes They Are!
Yes. They are very contaigous. We are on the verge of a world epidemic.
Gastroenteritis can be passed through close contact with the infected person(S) I.e;sharing food,drink and eating utensils, gastroenteritis is contaigous during the period of the illness but may be contaigous before and after depending on where the infection comes from.
No. Shingles is not contagious, but someone with shingles can give chicken pox or varicella to someone who has not had chicken pox before.
Shingles
No. You only get shingles's if you have had chickenpox. No chickenpox no shingles's.
Shingles vaccine protects you from the shingles for few years only.
You could get the vaccine if you already had shingles; but it may not help you from recurrence of zoster, which by the way is less than 5%. If it does recur, the vaccine may help you.
Volcano fumes are toxic. So whoever breathes them doesn't have a chance of catching anything. They die, just like that.
Can you take the shingles shot while having shingles