Does Shingles have anything to do with herpes since its also called herpes zoster virus?

Does Shingles have anything to do with herpes since its also called herpes zoster virus?i saw online that shingles is also called herpes zoster virus. Does that mean it has something to do with herpes?

jalana18
I don't think so, i heard that shingles is form of chicken pox

poolman4u03
It is a herpetic virus, but the base form is the same as the chicken pox, just in an adult form. This does not however mean you have herpes

Tony W
Shingles really doesn't have anything to do with herpes. In fact, it is caused by the same virus that causes Chicken Pox. What happens is that the virus lays dormant in your system until there may be a reactivation. While it is true that most people don't get Chicken Pox twice, people may easily get Shingles for the same reason.


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Diane A
All these are in the herpes virus family. Oral and genital herpes are Herpes simplex type 1 and 2; chicken pox is Herpes zoster. Shingles is a reactivation of the zoster virus many years later. The herpetic viruses are characterized by the affinity (living) in nerve tissue & roots.

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