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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.
When visiting a person in the hospital with shingles what are the chances of getting it?
If you have had chicken pox, then you will not get shingles from anyone else. If not, you may get chicken pox, not shingles.
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
Can you have shingles?
Any body can have an attack of shingles after you had an attack of chicken pox.
Can you get shingles from your husband?
Assuming you have had chicken pox, or the vaccination, you can't get shingles from your husband.
What is a disease that affects your body?
chicken pox and shingles
Can you get shingles from your daughter if you have already had shingles?
Well, some people can get chicken pox again even though they had them as a kid. I guess the same goes for shingles. Answer Strangely, if you have shingles you could pass on chicken pox to those who haven't ever had it. Shingles comes to those who have had chicken pox--often as a result of stress or other health event that drops immunity.
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.
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)
Can you get chickenpox if you never had them but had shingles?
AnswerActually shingles and chicken pox do have a lot to do with each other. Varicella-zoster is the virus. When you get chicken pox the virus stays in your body. Stress or poor immune system are ways you can get shingles earlier than 50's or older. Maybe you had chicken pox and you or your parents didn't know. My friend only had one pox. I would talk to your doctor. There is a test you can take. If it is shingles the doctor can help with a treatment plan. Just wanted to add you can have had shingles without ever having chicken pox and although rare you can get them at any time (I had shingles at the age of 5 but never had chicken pox). Shingles and chicken pox are in the same family but are different and look different. I have not had another outbreak since the age of 5 although I have been exposed to chicken pox.AnswerMost cases of shingles are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. A few are caused by herpes simplex. So, yes, it is possible to get shingles from a latent herpes simplex infection if you have never had chicken pox.
Can you catch shingles from kissing?
Yes and no. 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.
Can starch cause the shingles?
No. Shingles is the result of the same virus that causes chicken pox.
