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Health Encyclopedia: Shingles And Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Risk Factors
- Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus) - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
The varicella-zoster virus is responsible for both chickenpox and herpes zoster, but its method of infection is different in both diseases.
- Both the active varicella and zoster form of the virus can cause chickenpox.
- The shingles virus in its latent (inactive) form is never infectious.
Catching Chickenpox. Most people get chickenpox from exposure to other people with chickenpox. It is most often spread through sneezing, coughing, and breathing. It is so contagious that few nonimmunized ...
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