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Can HSV2 Trigger Shingles?

Hi, I was diagnosed with hsv2 in march.. My 2 friends and my boyfriend at the time came down with shingles in april which I then had a week later. I think I have just had a hsv re-acurance 3 days ago (not 100 percent sure). And now have shingles in the exact same place.. Are the shingles caused or triggered by hsv2?
Fri, 21 Nov 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

Hsv 2 can cause recurrences which can be very frequent specially if it is a newly acquired infection.
Shingles Or Herpes Zoster is caused by a different virus i.e Varicella Zoster Virus (Vzv) rather than Herpes Simplex Virus (Hsv 2).
The virus that causes Herpes Zoster is the same virus which causes chicken pox. Once acquired, this Virus (Vzv) stays inside the body and can reactivate later to form Zoster lesions.
It is uncommon to acquire the virus directly from herpes Zoster patients. The commonest route through which it is acquired is through the respiratory route from chicken pox patients; therefore the latest recurrence that you had is most likely another Hsv recurrence rather than Herpes Zoster.

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Can HSV2 Trigger Shingles?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic Hsv 2 can cause recurrences which can be very frequent specially if it is a newly acquired infection. Shingles Or Herpes Zoster is caused by a different virus i.e Varicella Zoster Virus (Vzv) rather than Herpes Simplex Virus (Hsv 2). The virus that causes Herpes Zoster is the same virus which causes chicken pox. Once acquired, this Virus (Vzv) stays inside the body and can reactivate later to form Zoster lesions. It is uncommon to acquire the virus directly from herpes Zoster patients. The commonest route through which it is acquired is through the respiratory route from chicken pox patients; therefore the latest recurrence that you had is most likely another Hsv recurrence rather than Herpes Zoster. Regards