How long are shingles contagious after taking medication?

Answer 1

Shingles is only contagious before the blisters and sores dry. Once they're scabbed over, the virus is not contagious. Remember that shingles can only be spread by direct contact with the lesions. You can't get shingles from someone unless you touch their wet lesions. You won't get it from riding a bus with them, eating with them, or being in the same room with them. Patients with shingles can continue normal activities, including school and work, as long as the lesions are covered.
Children do not get attack of shingles before they get chicken pox. You get attack of shingles only after you have had chicken pox.

Answer 2

The shingles virus is an ailment that can cause itching. While an exact time is not noted how long shingles might be considered contagious, it is suggested that one take necessary precautions to not transmit the virus.

Answer 3

You can't catch shingles from someone else who has shingles. Shingles occurs when the virus that causes chickenpox starts up again in your body. After you get better from chickenpox, the virus "sleeps" (is dormant) in your nerve roots. In some people, it stays dormant forever. In others, the virus "wakes up" when disease, stress, or aging weakens the immune system. It is not clear why this happens. But after the virus becomes active again, it can only cause shingles, not chickenpox.

Answer 4

people are contagious to anything up to 5 days until u get the rash which u will get anything up to 5 days

Answer 5

how long is shingles contagious for? answer it can last up to weeks without the rash you can still feel pain or burn so my answer would be around 2-4 weeks if I'm not mistaking.

Answer 6

On meds for aweek

Answer 7

Two weeks

Answer 8

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Answer 9

3 days