is herpes and chicken pox the same thing?

Question

my sister told me that they are the same infection, but in a different location.
is this true?

Answer 1

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as HHV-3. VZV is genetically similar to the herpes simplex viruses, the type of viruses tses cold sores and genital herpes. Herpes simplex virus also takes up permanent residence in sensory nerve ganglia, but not in the dorsal root ganglia of the spine, as does VZV. In chicken pox, the virus is inhaled and begins replicating in the upper respiratory tract before spreading to the liver and other body systems.Following primary infection, VZV remains as a symptomless infection in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord. It may or may not become active again, that is, begin reproducing, later in life. Reactivation occurs more often in older people, probably as a result of decreased immune response with age. Reactivation may be symptomless, but usually causes shingles.The virus that causes shingles is usually contracted in childhood. It is the same virus that causes chicken pox, which is primarily a disease of childhood because it is highly contagious; that is, few individuals live to adulthood without contracting chicken pox. (This statement applies to the temperate zones of the world. For unknown reasons, chicken pox and shingles are less prevalent in tropical regions.) The virus that causes both chicken pox and shingles can, however, be contracted by an individual for the first time in adulthood. First infection, at whatever age it occurs, is called primary infection. Primary infection does not cause shingles; shingles arises from reactivation of virus introduced to the body by an earlier, primary infection.
Shingles arises in individuals who have already had chicken pox, and especially in people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly or people receiving chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. Persons with AIDS are also vulnerable to shingles.
My mother-in-law had shingles last April, (she is 81), the rash has gone away but she still has the pain left from them. It affects the elderly more so than the younger because their immune system isn't as strong as it once was.
As a former nurse I've been exposed numerous times and have yet to have an outbreak. I need to be careful myself as I have MS which affects the immune system also.

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The Herpes family of viruses include Varicella (chicken pox) and herpes simplex types 1 and 2 and other viruses. The different viruses give different infections.
Varicella gives Chicken pox, once it clears up the virus never leaves your system, it remains dormant in the dorsal roots of the nerves coming from the spinal cord. It can get reactivated later in life sometimes during times of stress (physical or emotional) and manifests itself as Shingles, which the medical community calls Herpes Zoster. Shingles is not caught from other people but a reactivation of your own chicken pox infection, usually from childhood. some people never break out with chicken pox but get a subclinical infection which will confer immunity from ever getting it anew.
The herpes infections are type 1: cold sores and type 2; Genital herpes. Again once infected these viruses never leave your system and can reactivate at any time. There are some antiviral medications that are used but they just shorten duration and severity of the outbreaks and don't actually cure the infection.

Answer 5

No they are definitely not the same.



Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.


Chickenpox is a common illness among kids, particularly those under age 12. An itchy rash of spots that look like blisters can appear all over the body and may be accompanied by flu-like symptoms. Symptoms usually go away without treatment, but because the infection is very contagious, an infected child should stay home and rest until the symptoms are gone.
Chickenpox causes a red, itchy rash on the skin that usually appears first on the abdomen or back and face, and then spreads to almost everywhere else on the body, including the scalp, mouth, nose, ears, and genitals.
The rash begins as multiple small, red bumps that look like pimples or insect bites. They develop into thin-walled blisters filled with clear fluid, which becomes cloudy. The blister wall breaks, leaving open sores, which finally crust over to become dry, brown scabs.
Chickenpox blisters are usually less than a quarter of an inch wide, have a reddish base, and appear in bouts over 2 to 4 days. The rash may be more extensive or severe in kids who have skin disorders such as eczema.



I hope you know the difference now!

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Herpes Zoster and chicken pox are the same thing. Herpes Zoster is adult form of chicken pox, also known as shingles. They are very painful and very contagious.

Herpes simplex is the STD form of herpes that we hear about, not the same thing at all!

Answer 8

Herpes is a virus. Some doctors believe that the origin of the Herpes virus is Chicken Pox and so they may give a series of chicken pox vaccinations for a sufferer...

Answer 9

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 10

They are part of the same family of viruses. I think that chicken pox is called "herpes zoster." Just because you have chicken pox does not mean that you have immunity to either Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1) or Herpes Simples 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 is what causes cold sores around the mouth, and HSV-2 is genital herpes.