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Does having the measles make you immune from shingles?
No, in fact Measles causes Shingles later in life. If you have had Measles you may very well develop Shingles when you are elderly. There is a vaccine for Shingles, but it's only available to those over the age of 60.
Is shingles caused by having had measels?
No, shingles is not caused by having had measles. Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and can reactivate later in life, leading to shingles. Measles, on the other hand, is caused by a different virus and does not have a direct connection to shingles.
Is measles linked to shingles?
Measles and shingles are not directly linked, as they are caused by different viruses. Measles is caused by the measles virus, while shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox. However, both diseases are preventable through vaccination, and a history of chickenpox (which occurs before shingles) can be affected by the immune response, which may be influenced by other viral infections, including measles. Nonetheless, they are distinct conditions with separate causes and prevention strategies.
Can you get chickenpox and measles at the same time?
The virus of chicken pox and measles are different
How many times can you get shingles?
Shingles typically only occurs once in a person's lifetime. However, it is possible to have a recurrence of shingles, although this is less common. If a person does have a second episode of shingles, it is usually milder than the first.
Can you get shingles in two different areas at the same time?
Yes.
What illness hits all six Brady kids at the same time?
measles
Is shingles vaccine effective after shingles outbreak?
Can you take the shingles shot while having shingles
Is it possible to have shingles for a year?
Yes, but that is a long time to have for. Shingles are caused by the varicella virus (the same one that causes chicken pox). If you've never had chicken pox, you can't get shingles. (I'm a doctor)
Why are shingles sore?
Shingles is a herpetic infection of the skin that usually affects a specific dermatome (nerve root). It is described by some patients as very painful and by others as very itchy - that is because both the pain and itch sensations run in the same nerve root.
Can you have chickenpox and German measles at same time?
This is just possible theoretically. But it should be very rare in practice to have such patient.
Can you get chickenpox after measles how long the healing period?
they are different viruses, you can get them in any order or both at the same time.
