Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 From " Management of Herpes Zoster (Shingles) and Postherpetic Neuralgia " " Although herpes zoster is not as contagious as the primary varicella infection, persons with reactivated infection can transmit varicella- zoster virus to nonimmune contacts. Household transmission rates have been noted to be approximately 15 percent. " http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000415/2437.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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