Shingles: Two of the ‘first signs’ of the painful infection
While shingles can not be passed onto others, you could pass on the chickenpox virus to those who haven’t had the condition.
You are advised to stay away from pregnant women who have not had chickenpox, people with weakened immune systems, and babies less than four weeks old (unless you gave birth to the baby).
If you do not get medical advice as soon as possible, shingles can lead to postherpetic neuralgia, the Mayo Clinic pointed out.
This leads to shingle pain for a long time after the blisters have cleared.
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