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Visited friend who has mersa and shingles what should i do ?

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Dr. Marius Frasie answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

NOT MUCH: Pray you won't get MRSA and you can't get shingles from somebody else, it is in your body if you had chicken pox.

Dr Fisher agreed

Answered 12/10/2017

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