Is Shingles Catching?

Answer 1

No i don't think it is..i had it as a teenager and no one in my family caught it..hope that helps

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Very. You need your own towels and wash items and must see a doctor. You can only get shingles if you have previously had chickenpox. The virus lies dormant within the body until stress, depression, run down or something relative to it re-asserts the disease. If it is on the face or near the eyes you should see a doctor immediately. You can infect people who have not had chickenpox previously and should stay away from anybody until the blisters dry up. It can be very painful especially on the face and round the stomach area. Unfortunately, you can get shingles more than once. You will need pain relief at some stage. Hope this was of help.

Answer 4

A person with shingles can pass on the virus (which would cause chickenpox in another person who has not previously had chickenpox). The person is contagious until the last blister has scabbed over. The virus spreads through direct contact with open blisters. A person with chickenpox or shingles cannot give someone shingles as shingles is a re- activation of the virus.


so in answer to your question... yes shingles is catching

Answer 5

Shingles is not contagious. Shingles occurs only when the virus in a person's body becomes active. Contact with an infected person will not cause shingles. However, although shingles is not contagious, contact with a person with shingles could lead to chicken pox in someone who has never had chicken pox and has not received the varicella vaccine

http://www.aftershingles.com/shingles.html#contagious

Scroll down to the contagious bit, this is where my above text comes from! The site tells you all you need to know about shingles.

Answer 6

Depends on if you've ever had chicken pox or not. If you have then you should be pretty safe being around someone with shingles if not then I would avoid any contact especially direct skin to skin. Also shingles can have open areas of infections that can contain other pathogens that can cause infection avoid direct contact.

Answer 7

There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both virus types can cause sores around the mouth (herpes labialis) and on the genitals (genital herpes). Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Cold sores sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in several days to 2 weeks.
The herpes simplex virus usually enters the body through a break in the skin around or inside the mouth. It is usually spread when a person touches a cold sore or touches infected fluid—such as from sharing eating utensils or razors, kissing an infected person, or touching that person's saliva. A parent who has a cold sore often spreads the infection to his or her child in this way. Cold sores can also be spread to other areas of the body.
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Answer 8

If you had Chicken Pox when you were a child, then no, you are fairly safe. If you haven't had chicken pox then you are more suseptable to catch shingles. Hope this answer helps .

Answer 9

Chicken pox is contagious but shingles is not.

If you have shingles, you can give someone chicken pox if they haven't had it already.

Answer 10

im not to sure,but i dont know how it is if your in contact with a pregnant person,iv heard that if you have shingles you shouldn't go near anyone under 3months pregnant,but thats only what iv heard

Answer 11

no. shingles is caused by when we are younger by chicken pox. if we develop shingles, comes more in our later years,