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When you have shingles, you can pass on the virus and give chickenpox to someone who has never had it before. While you will not directly give them shingles, they will be at risk of getting shingles later in life once they have had chickenpox.

This article discusses how shingles can spread, including what you need to do to prevent transmitting it to other people if you have the virus.

What Causes Shingles?

Shingles happen because the virus that causes chickenpox (varicella zoster) gets reactivated.

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After a person has chickenpox, the virus will stay in the body but is inactive (dormant). If the virus “wakes up” and becomes active in the body again, it causes shingles.

Not everyone who catches chickenpox as a child will develop shingles later in life.

It’s rare, but some people get shingles more than once. If you have not had chickenpox or never got the chickenpox vaccine, you are at risk of catching the varicella zoster virus (VZV).

Groups at Risk

Some groups are more likely to get shingles including:

• People with compromised imm
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