Is shingles contagious?

Speaking of shingles, even if you have never had this skin disease, I believe many of your friends have seen it, and many of your friends have a feeling about this disease, that is, shingles is contagious. Therefore, when someone around us suffers from this disease, we often stay away from them. But is this the right thing to do? Can shingles be transmitted to other people?

In fact, regarding the question of whether shingles is contagious, we need to dispel the rumors here. Although it and chickenpox are caused by the same virus, this does not mean that it is contagious. I can tell you responsibly that shingles itself is not contagious at all.

There are many reasons for the formation of shingles. Due to the fast pace of modern life and high competitive pressure, we know that chickenpox is an infectious disease, and shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus (varicella-zoster virus). So, is shingles also contagious? On the surface, there is no connection between chickenpox and shingles. Varicella is common in children aged 3-9 years old and does not cause neuralgia. The treatment of shingles is affected by many factors in life.

Herpes zoster must be treated with caution. Skin herpes can easily be misdiagnosed, but in fact, these are two pathogenic processes caused by the same virus infecting the human body one after another. Specifically, chickenpox is caused by a viral infection outside the body, while shingles is caused by the recurrence of a virus lurking in the body, so shingles is not contagious. Avoiding worsening of the disease is not conducive to treatment.

Care during the treatment of herpes zoster is very important. The active virus can proliferate along the nerve axons to the skin cells it innervates, causing a string of zoster-like blisters to appear in the skin area innervated by this ganglion, hence the name herpes zoster. Theoretically, there is a virus in the blister fluid of patients with shingles. If a child who is not immune to the virus comes into contact with the blister fluid, he or she may be infected and develop chickenpox, but the chance of this happening is relatively low. Develop good living and eating habits to avoid the formation of shingles.

After knowing the answer to the question of whether shingles is contagious, I believe that if your friends are suffering from this disease, you no longer have to avoid it like a plague. If you are unfortunately suffering from this disease, having a correct understanding of it can also help you look at the disease correctly and get healthy sooner!