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Does Singles Spread Through Air?
Question: my daughter works at bank and another employee says they think they have shingles .my daughter has a 6 month old and a nephew that is two who hasnt been vacinnated.Also another employ has a infant with low immune system
Brief Answer:
Doesn't spread through air but by contact
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Shingles is Herpes Zoster which occurs in a person who had chicken pox.
It doesn't spread through the air but by contact with the fluid from the lesions.
So if your daughter and other colleagues are careful to avoid contact with the lesions or the fomites then there is little risk of infection.
Take care
Doesn't spread through air but by contact
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Shingles is Herpes Zoster which occurs in a person who had chicken pox.
It doesn't spread through the air but by contact with the fluid from the lesions.
So if your daughter and other colleagues are careful to avoid contact with the lesions or the fomites then there is little risk of infection.
Take care
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