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Suggest Treatment For Rash On Body When Suffering From Shingles
Brief Answer:
Infectious by contact
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
Shingles (herpes zoster ) is caused by the same virus as chicken pox. If you have had chicken pox, then your chances of getting infected are less than if you did not have.
He is infectious till the scabs fall.
It is controversial whether acyclovir would protect against an infection, though it is the treatment.
Take care
Infectious by contact
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
Shingles (herpes zoster ) is caused by the same virus as chicken pox. If you have had chicken pox, then your chances of getting infected are less than if you did not have.
He is infectious till the scabs fall.
It is controversial whether acyclovir would protect against an infection, though it is the treatment.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
is it the doctors recommendation to avoid sex until contagious stage is over?
Brief Answer:
It spreads by contact with the fluid from lesion
Detailed Answer:
It doesn't spread by the sexual route but there is always the risk of contact with the lesion.The virus is spread through direct contact with fluid from the rash blisters caused by shingles.
It spreads by contact with the fluid from lesion
Detailed Answer:
It doesn't spread by the sexual route but there is always the risk of contact with the lesion.The virus is spread through direct contact with fluid from the rash blisters caused by shingles.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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