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Is measles related to shingles ?
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No: Both are caused by a virus, but not the same virus.
Answered 9/11/2013
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Infectious Diseases: Nope. Not in any way. Measles is a life threatening infection that is caused by rubeola. Shingles is a painful blistering rash caused by reactivation of a prior chicken pox infection in one nerve tract in the skin. They are in no way related.
Answered 9/11/2013
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