Chickenpox can even lead to death in healthy people. For instance, according to the Centers for Disease Control CDC , many healthy adults who died from chickenpox got the disease their unvaccinated children. Typically, children get their first dose of chickenpox vaccine they are 12 to 15 months old. The second dose of the chickenpox vaccine can be given any time, as long as it is at least three months after the first dose, but it is typically given when kids are 4 to 6 years old, just before they start kindergarten.
When it comes to shingles and chickenpox, the best way you can protect your child is to ensure you're following the immunization schedule your child's pediatrician recommends.
If someone in your family does end up with shingles, the vaccination should protect them from developing any serious complications. That said, if you're pregnant or if your child is too young to be vaccinated be sure you exercise caution and limit their exposure until the person no longer has shingles. If you have any questions about how to ensure you and your child are safe, talk to your child's pediatrician for advice.
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These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. That's because shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus, called the varicella zoster virus. After you have chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus hides away in your body — where it can lie dormant for many, many years. When it does, it causes a different disease — called herpes zoster, or shingles," says Dr.
While shingles can appear anywhere on your body, it typically affects the chest, torso, shoulder or back. So, to get shingles, you have to have first had chickenpox. But, not everyone who's had chickenpox will get shingles. Confused yet? Here's Dr. Brown again:. Shingles can develop at any age, but it becomes more common with increasing age or as a result of other health-related factors. Rashes are always concerning, and a lot of different things can cause them. There are heat rashes, rashes caused by reactions to medications or allergens, and the list goes on.
So how can you tell if your rash is in fact shingles or not? You may also have a fever, headache or just feel generally unwell. A few days later, the rash appears — typically as a band of blisters isolated to a particular area of your body," explains Dr. Shingles symptoms are typically limited to the area of the rash itself, and the symptoms of shingles include:. Similar to chickenpox, shingles is a contagious illness.
But, before we address how long you may be contagious, we need to talk about how shingles spreads — which might actually surprise you. However, you can have shingles more than once. If you have shingles, direct contact with the fluid from your rash blisters can spread VZV to people who have never had chickenpox or never received the chickenpox vaccine. If they get infected, they will develop chickenpox, not shingles.
They could then develop shingles later in life. The risk of spreading VZV to others is low if you cover the shingles rash. People with shingles cannot spread the virus before their rash blisters appear or after the rash crusts. Also see Treating Shingles. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Shingles Herpes Zoster. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate.
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