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Shingles? contagious? how to get rid of em? their on the face. what to do?
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See a doctor: See a doctor right away. Shingles will resolve more rapidly with anti-herpes drugs, but only if they're started at the beginning. You are contagious to people who have never had chickenpox, shingles, or the chickenpox vaccine.
Answered 10/24/2018
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Shingles?: I can't tell you if your lesions are due to Shingles or not. Shingles can cause fairly dramatic pain which is followed within a few days by a rash. It usually appears in a particular location on one side of the body. The rash burns intensely, itches & is made up blisters that open up & crust over. Coming in contact w a Shingles rash/blister can infect someone who doesn’t have immunity to chicken
Answered 10/24/2018
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