if you never had chickenpox can you be around someone with shingles?
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Can You Get Shingles if You Haven't Had Chickenpox? Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus. If you've never had chickenpox, you won't get shingles from someone who has it —, but you could get chickenpox.
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Yes. The same virus that causes chickenpox (the varicella-zoster virus) causes shingles. For some people who have had chickenpox, the virus can become active again later in life and cause a painful rash with blisters called shingles. People can also get shingles after getting the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine.
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You can only get shingles if you've already had chickenpox. Shingles can develop in anyone who has had chickenpox. If you haven't had chickenpox but are exposed to someone with chickenpox or shingles, regardless of your age, you will develop chickenpox first.
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If you have the shingles rash, do not share towels or flannels, go swimming, or play contact sports. This will help prevent the virus being passed on to someone who has not had chickenpox. You should also avoid work or school if your rash is weeping (oozing fluid) and cannot be covered.
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A person with shingles can pass the varicella-zoster virus to anyone who isn't immune to chickenpox. This usually occurs through direct contact with the open sores of the shingles rash. Once infected, the person will develop chickenpox, however, not shingles. Chickenpox can be dangerous for some people.
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Pregnancy concerns If you're pregnant and you already had chickenpox, you and your baby are safe from exposure to anyone with chickenpox or shingles. You can, however, develop shingles during your pregnancy if you had chickenpox as a child.
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Shingles is most common in those over 50 but can happen at any age. Shingles cannot be 'caught' in the same way as chickenpox; you can only develop shingles if you have had chickenpox before. It is more common in people with low immunity and those taking medications that supress their immune systems.
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Anyone who has had chickenpox in the past can develop shingles; even children can get shingles. Shingles cannot be passed from one person to another.
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It's rare for chickenpox to cause complications for the woman and her baby. You should also get medical advice straight away if: you're pregnant and you think you may have chickenpox. you develop any rash when you're pregnant, including a rash that develops after contact with someone who has chickenpox or shingles.
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The answer is no: if you have had chickenpox yourself when young, you will have been carrying the varicella-zoster virus responsible for it ever since. This remains dormant, usually forever – unless you come into contact with someone with shingles, which can then re-activate the virus.
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If you or your child has been exposed to someone with chickenpox or shingles, call your healthcare provider immediately and ask what you should do. The varicella vaccine can be given, even after being exposed to the virus.
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Talk with your health care provider to learn more. Some people who are vaccinated against chickenpox get shingles (herpes zoster) years later. This is much less common after vaccination than after chickenpox disease.
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Most people who have had chickenpox won't get it again because they're immune to it for life. However, some people who have had chickenpox will develop a related condition called shingles later on. You can't get measles more than once after getting the infection.
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Shingles cannot be passed from one person to another. The virus that causes shingles, varicella zoster virus (VZV) can spread from a person with active shingles and cause chickenpox in someone who had never had chickenpox or received chickenpox vaccine.
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Although chickenpox vaccines do contain a weakened version of the live virus, which can reactivate later in life and cause shingles, this is very rare, he said.
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If you haven't had chickenpox, you can't get shingles—but that doesn't mean that contact with shingles won't get you sick. If you are over the age of 50, and have had chickenpox, consider the Zostavax vaccine and call the professionals at Northeast Dermatology Associates.
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It is safe to be around infants and young children, pregnant women, or people with weakened immune systems after you get the shingles vaccine. There is no documentation of a person getting chickenpox from someone who has received the shingles vaccine (which contains varicella zoster virus).