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Shingles are they contageous?
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Yes: They are contagious until all the lesions have crusted over.
Answered 3/9/2014
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Contagious: Coming in contact with a Shingles rash/blister can infect someone who doesn’t have immunity to chickenpox. That person could develop chicken pox (not shingles)
Answered 10/25/2018
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