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Shingles is not contagious, but the virus that causes it, varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can be transmitted from a person with shingles to someone who has never had chickenpox via direct contact with fluid from shingles rash or blisters.
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People with shingles cannot spread the virus before their rash blisters appear or after the rash crusts.
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Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles and reduce the chance of complications.
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Summary
Shingles is not contagious. But if someone comes into contact with the rash at a certain stage, they may contract the varicella-zoster virus and develop chickenpox. If they have chickenpox, shingles can develop later in life.
To prevent the virus from being transmitted, keep shingles rashes covered.
Is Shingles Contagious? How Does Shingles Spread? - Healthline
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Summary
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, typically looking like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around the left or right side of the torso. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox, and is more common in older adults and those with weakened immune systems. Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles and reduce the chance of complications, such as postherpetic neuralgia.
Shingles - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Shingles is not contagious. You can’t catch shingles from someone. However, a person with shingles can pass along VZV to people who have never contracted chickenpox.
VZV can be transmitted from a person with shingles to someone who has never had chickenpox via direct contact with fluid from shingles rash or blisters.
Is Shingles Contagious: How to Prevent Spreading It - Verywell Health
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Yes and no. If you had chickenpox when you were a child, you are at risk for shingles. Shingles occurs when the varicella-zoster virus that caused your chickenpox re-emerges after…
Is shingles contagious? - Harvard Health
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If you have shingles, you are contagious until the last blister has scabbed over. This will usually occur after about 10 to 14 days. Preventing the virus spreading. If you…
Shingles | NHS inform
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Shingles is more common in adults over age 50, but it can appear any time after that initial chickenpox infection. Wexler says risk increases with age and other conditions.
Is Shingles Contagious? | U.S. News
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Yes. You can spread the varicella zoster virus to people who’ve never had chickenpox and haven’t been vaccinated. You’re contagious until all of the sores have crusted over. Until then…
Shingles: What You Should Know - WebMD
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