Herpes zoster is caused by varicella virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. If someone with herpes zoster lesions has skin-to-skin contact between those lesions and the skin of a person who has not had chicken pox or the vaccine, that person may get chicken pox.As it is caused by virus it is infectious diseas.
You can't catch Herpes Zoster from your dog.
Shingles is another name for herpes zoster.
Shingles is also called herpes zoster
If you kissed a cancer patient, you cannot contact Herpes Zoster.
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Herpes zoster causes shingles.
One can find more information about herpes zoster on the website for the CDC. More commonly known as shingles, herpes zoster is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters.
It is possible to get shingles or the herpes zoster virus inside of the your intestinal tract or organs. These include the lungs and brain.
Herpes zoster, which literally means "girdle herpes," is also known as shingles. It gets its name from the fact that the waist is a common location for an outbreak. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus).
Herpes simplex type one is one virus in the herpesvirus family. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, which is in the same virus family.
Herpes Zoster...the same virus as Chicken Pox.