Tips for stopping the virus from spreading to other people include:
not touching or scratching the rash, especially before it has dried and crustedcovering the rash with a loose dressingpracticing good hand hygiene by frequently washing both handsWho should oid contact with shingles?One way of preventing the spread is to oid contact with people who he shingles blisters.
If a person gets chickenpox, they usually only he it once. This is also true for shingles. A person is unlikely to he shingles more than once, unless they he a weakened immune system, which may result from a health issue or immunosuppressant treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Anyone with shingles blisters should especially oid contact with:
Pregnant people who he never had chickenpox or its vaccination: If chickenpox develops during pregnancy, especially 5–21 days before birth, it can be dangerous for the fetus.Children who he not had chickenpox or its vaccination: Until a child is vaccinated, they should oid contact with anyone who has chickenpox or shingles blisters.People with weakened immune systems, such as: infants born early or with a low birth weightpeople with HIV, leukemia, lymphoma, or other health issues that he this immune effectpeople who take immunosuppressant medications, such as chemotherapypeople who he had organ transplantsAfter contact with the varicella virus, a person in any of the above groups may be unable to ward off the infection. Their risk of developing chickenpox, then shingles and its complications may be higher.
These groups are also likely to he the illnesses for longer, and the symptoms may be more severe.