• ickplant@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      I thought it was contagious to anyone without a chickenpox vaccine if there is an active rash.

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      28 days ago

      Shingles is absolutely contagious

      It will give the person the virus, which first is chickenpox. And then leaves them at risk for shingles in the future

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      28 days ago

      Shingles is a recurrent herpes zoster infection. Others can catch Zoster from someone with shingles. I have no idea why people call it chicken pox, it has nothing to do with chickens and it’s not a pox virus.