Is shingles contagious to other people when i touch them?

Shingles: They can be contagious to people who have not had chicken pox if they have direct contact with the lesions. It is the same virus that caused chicken pox earlier in life that stays dormant in your body in nerves and comes out due to a stressor

Vesicles-Y, Scabs-N: The fluid that is in the small pocket s (vesicles), and open ulcers on a red base are filled with virus- contagious when touched. Once fully scabbed over, then they are typically not contagious. Nevertheless, it would be prudent to wear gloves and wash your hands before and after touching it, and cover the open wet ulcers to avoid getting a secondary infection.