Can Shingles Cause Chicken Pox?
Chicken Pox Chicken pox is a highly contagious skin condition which most people contract between the ages of five and nine years of age. Presenting first as a fever, then as a rash which eventually turns into blisters, chicken pox can be spread through airborne particles and through contact with blisters. For those who have not had the condition nor been vaccinated, it is very possible to contract chicken pox simply by being in the same room as an infected person. The condition can be contagious from five days before to five days after the appearance of the rash. You generally begin to notice symptoms ten to twenty days after exposure. Though most commonly a childhood disease, chicken pox in adults tends to be a much more severe condition which can lead to brain inflammation or pneumonia. Shingles Shingles, on the other hand, is a condition that can eventually develop in those who have had chicken pox. According to the Mayo Clinic, 20 percent of those who’ve had chicken pox eventually
