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Who gets shingles?
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Anyone: Anyone can get it, but it's more prevalent amongst people older than 50.
Answered 3/3/2021
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Anyone : It is usually a reoccurrence of the chicken pox virus --- more common in the elderly.
Answered 7/22/2014
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