Thread: Shingles (not me)
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Old 04-17-2011, 08:14 AM
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I found this

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weekl...5_shingles.htm

It says you can catch Chicken Pox virus from someone who has shingles, but you cannot catch Shingles. you get shingles from YOUR OWN virus left behind by the chicken pox.

I hope that helps.
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