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Is shingles just as contagious as chicken pox?
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No: Chickenpox can be passed by both airborn droplets in a cough and the debris from a leaking blister. Zoster does not involve a phaze with virus in your mucous so airborn spread is not likely;however, it can be passed by direct contact with the debris from leaking blisters.
Answered 7/28/2012
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Yes: You may spread chicken pox to someone who has not been exposed to it before if you have shingles.
Answered 9/11/2020
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