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Exposed to chickenpox or shingles
Exposure to chicken pox or shingles means that a person has been around someone who has an active infection with chicken pox, or someone with an active episode of shingles (which is caused by the chicken pox virus).
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A 33-year old asked:
Do i have chickenpox or is it shingles?
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A 21-year old asked:
what is the difference between chickenpox and shingles?
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A 50-year old asked:
Do people ever get shingles if they never had chickenpox?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it possible to catch shingles from someone with chickenpox?
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A 49-year old asked:
How do you know if someone gets shingles instead of chickenpox?
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A 33-year old asked:
My child has chickenpox, so will I catch shingles from her chickenpox?
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A 23-year old female asked:
if i had the chickenpox when i was little will i get the shingles when i am older?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can children get chickenpox from some one with the shingles even if they had the shots?
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A 21-year old asked:
I have never had chickenpox. How careful must I be to avoid getting shingles from somebody?
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A 41-year old asked:
I had an extremely mild case of chickenpox as a child. Could i get a mild case of shingles?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Rashes on my lower buttocks somewhat like a shingles,but i never had a chickenpox before.help?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can I do if my sister has shingles and ive never had to chickenpox so is it possible i could get them?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have never had chickenpox but was exposed to my grandmas shingles a long time ago, can i get shingles again?
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A 42-year old female asked:
My son is 23 & has never had chickenpox however my current roommate has shingles and I am concerned if he can get sick from her?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it possible to get shingles if you have not had chickenpox but have been vaccinated against it?
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A member asked:
I have shingles on my face and wondering if kissing my wife who has had chickenpox before can catch shingles from me from kissing.
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A 52-year old male asked:
Had a bad case of chickenpox at age 21; am I more or less likely to get a case of shingles in later years; (more or less immunity?)
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A 49-year old asked:
Does chickenpox vaccine protect from shingles?
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A member asked:
i have 50 cent size rash of shingles and my husband hasnt had chicken pox can we have sex or shoukd we waite cause i dont want him getting chickenpox?
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A 50-year old asked:
Please tell me, could you with a weak immune system get shingles from someone who has chickenpox?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Ive never had the chickenpox (proven through bloodwork last week) So they gave me the vaccine. Can i get shingles still? Or the chickenpox?
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A 44-year old asked:
I am considering getting the chickenpox vaccine. Is there a difference between it and the shingles vaccine?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 85-year old female:
My grandma w/ asthma had chickenpox as a kid.Now she is under prednisone,how likely is it that she will get shingles?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My grandma had chickenpox as a kid.Right now,she has asthma and is under prednisone.How likely is it that she'll get shingles?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Diagnosed w/ shingles, without ever having chickenpox? I got both vaccination shots, and somehow I have shingles now on my left arm. How? What's up?
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A 27-year old female asked:
my six month old baby girl has not been vaccinated for chickenpox and me her mother has shingles for about a week now should I be worried ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have blister rash on my left arm, a little on left back, and right arm. Now my kids have the chickenpox. Do I have shingles? I went to Urgent Care and the said it is not shingles because it is also on my right arm. But it looks like it and it hurts and
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A 30-year old asked:
How would you explain what a varicella zoster (shingles) is in layman's terms?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the main cause of varicella zoster (shingles)?
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A 21-year old asked:
How are shingles related to chicken pox?
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