Symtoms and Transmission
Shingles rash
- Symtoms of Shingles
- - Pain
- - Rash
- - Blisters (usually filled with fluid)
- - Itchiness
- - General skin discomfort
- Also, many flu-like symptoms occur, such as headache, fever, chills, body aches, and
- vomiting
- How can you catch shingles?
- - If you have already had chicken pox, you already at risk for shingles
- - If you haven't had chicken pox you are at risk for catching the virus
- - It is very rare that you get shingles without getting chicken pox first.
- - Shingles is contagious as long as new rash and blisters are forming and are emmiting fluid. Once they scab over, they are no longer contagious. You can get the virus from coming in contact with those scabs.
- - When you get shingles without chicken pox first it is usually because of a weakened immune system due to
- How is the varcilla virus (chicken-pox) transmitted?
- - Sneezing, coughing, breathing (person to person)