Though chicken Pox Shingles are not so common that everyone should know about it but you should have the knowledge of its symptoms and causes if in any age you have been a patient of chickenpox.Chickenpox and chickenpox shingles have different conditions and have difference as well but the virus varicella is main reason of these. In appearance, the rash itself seems similar; however, when looked at closely you can easily distinguish the difference.

You should know that chicken Pox Shingles is started with common symptoms. Chickenpox is usually accompanied by flu like symptoms such as fever and tiredness. Chickenpox looks like small blisters all over the body and it is distinguished by the rash. The virus is contracted if you come in contact with someone that has chickenpox, and is very contagious. The virus of the chickenpox can find in the ill man coughs or sneezes which easily transferred through simply breathing the air near some. In addition, it is transferred by getting in contact with the skin and the fluid of the blisters. That's why the more you scratch the chickenpox blisters the more they spread, plus by itching them you will scab your skin and after you've recovered it will leave scars. Contrary to belief, you do not immediately see symptoms of the virus, it isn't up until more than 10-21 days after you've been in contact with someone infected with chicken pox that you actually begin to experience it. Sometime symptoms only show and if someone does not have the blisters, before they scabbed over until steer clear as they are most contagious from about two days prior to their look. Though even if you've had chicken pox in the past, you can contract it again, however, it won't be as severe as the first time.

The person who has had chickenpox in early age, he can be occurs especially to the chicken Pox Shingles. The varicella virus actually stays dormant in the body long after the person has overcome chickenpox. The chickenpox of virus is the reappear in form of shingle. This can happen if the person that has had chickenpox is stressed out or falls ill. Shingles is not much more painful then chicken pox and a sensation of burning causing sharp pains along the skin as well follows the nerve pathway. Just like chickenpox however, shingles is also contagious, only through the blisters though. The varicella is a virus of chicken pox and Shingles and that person has the vaccine for this that has never had chicken pox in the past.

Stay at home the patients of chicken Pox Shingles that is very important for the safety of others and avoid contact with others during this period.