Is Shingles Contagious

Is shingles contagious? Yes, shingles contagious can occur by directly contact with the open wound, rashes or blister of that person suffering from this disease. Shingles or also wee known as herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash.

Shingles are caused by the same virus which caused chicken pox that is varicella zoster virus. As you know after people have chicken pox, the virus are never clearly leave the body, The virus stays in your body, lying dormant or hidden in your nerve cells. At any time later in life, the virus can be reactivated, causing shingles. In most instances, however, the cause for the reactivation of the virus is never ever identified.

Shingles may be confused with other conditions that cause similar symptoms. The rash from shingles may be mistaken for an infection from herpes simplex virus, poison oak or ivy, impetigo, or scabies. The pain from PHN may feel like appendicitis, a heart attack, ulcers, or migraine headaches...(see more)