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What to do if i have had chicken pox when i was a baby. last year my husband got shingles, could he of passed it to me ?

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Confusing question: If you have had chickenpox, ever, you may at some point get shingles. Your husband cannot pass the shingles to you. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella virus you already have in your body, hiding in nerve cells. If your immune system is weakened it may come out, otherwise don't worry about it.

Answered 6/15/2014

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