IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET SOMEONE ELSE'S SHINGLES? - GENERAL CLINIC

Herpes zoster contagion: How to get caught and who has more risk



Editor'S Choice
T3 and T4: what they are, what they are for and when the exam is indicated
T3 and T4: what they are, what they are for and when the exam is indicated
Herpes zoster can not be transmitted from one person to another, however, the virus that causes the disease, and which is also responsible for the chicken pox, can, through direct contact with the lesions that appear on the skin or with its secretions. However, the virus is only transmitted to anyone who has never got chickenpox before and also did not get the vaccine against the disease