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A member asked:
If someone is on medication for shingles how much of a risk are they in catching herpes?
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No data: There are no studies of which I am aware that would document this. Assuming that you were taking Acyclovir or one of its salts orally it is conceivable that this would reduce the risk of infection, but cannot prove this to be correct without a dedicated study, and cannot imagine such a study being approved by human investigation committees.
Answered 6/24/2014
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