yup. but not from contact with anyone.

once you've had chicken pox as a kid, you have the varicella virus (which causes both) dormant in your system. And so at any time it could develop as shingles.

But doesn't normally happen before your 50s. So you've got at least 5 years to relax, Arizona.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on March 24th 2006 at 13:20:20


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