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Shingles isn't an infection is it!?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Yes: It's an infection caused by varicella zoster virus, the virus that also causes chicken pox. It's caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster firus infection.

Answered 1/5/2019

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