Can the Chicken Pox Vaccine Cause Shingles?

Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2018

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If one gets thechicken poxvaccination, does this make them eligible forshinglesin later life, or will it preventshinglesin later life? I would very much appreciate an explanation on this.

Doctor's response

Shinglesis caused by a reactivation of the virus that has causedchicken poxin person earlier in life. It reactivates by inflaming the skin and nerve in the distribution of the a particular nerve of sensation.

Because the chicken poxvaccinestimulates the immune system to attack the virus before it can cause the condition, it will prevent chicken pox, and therefore, preventshingles.

The chicken pox vaccination does not make a person susceptible to shingles at any time of life.

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