32 weeks

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Relaxing2 · 09/02/2018 17:12

Was in a room with someone who's got shingles for an hour panicing now any advise

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Buxbaum · 09/02/2018 17:13

Don't panic. Did you touch the blisters? AFAIK shingles is usually only transmitted by direct contact with the blisters. Have you definitely not had chicken pox?

Lj8893 · 09/02/2018 17:22

Your only worry about this will be if you have never had chicken pox?

Lj8893 · 09/02/2018 17:24

You can't "catch" shingles. But you can catch chickenpox from shingles but only if you have never had chickenpox.

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Relaxing2 · 09/02/2018 18:49

Yea I've had Chicken pox

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MsJuniper · 09/02/2018 18:57

If you've had cp you will be fine. My DS had shingles earlier this pregnancy which was only diagnosed after a week of me rubbing cream into it each night.

Lj8893 · 09/02/2018 20:26

If you have had chickenpox you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

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