Are Shingles Contagious?

What are shingles? Herpes zoster also called shingles disease is a viral infection causes by the same virus responsible for chickenpox.

Is shingles contagious? It can only be aquired by people that didn't have chickenpox yet. Symptoms of shingles start with pain - continue with muscle ache and itching or fever and result in a shingles rash that should be treated with home remedies for shingles.

There is no shingles incubation period since it's a reactivation of the already dormant virus.

The amino acid L-Lysine is being used amongst others substances as a very common natural shingles treatment.