Re: Post Shingles complications
Originally Posted by
warleyron
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You also can't catch shingles. Although it's contagious someone can catch chickenpox but only by touching the liquid coming out of the spots. Unlike chickenpox it's not airborn
Precisely warleron...and this is the reason I did not go to the hospital to see my brand new great nephew in 1982...whilst I had shingles.
I copied this from the internet:
Is shingles contagious?
Shingles is contagious and can be spread from an affected person to babies, children, or adults who have not had chickenpox. But instead of developing shingles, these people develop chickenpox. Once they have had chickenpox, people cannot catch shingles (or contract the virus) from someone else.