Does having shingles make you immune to HSV-2?

HSV-2 or varicella-zoster virus is the virus associated with childhood chickenpox. If your immune systems starts to forget about protecting itself from HSV-2, then the virus will re-express and you'll get shingles. read more

HSV-2 or varicella-zoster virus is the virus associated with childhood chickenpox. If your immune systems starts to forget about protecting itself from HSV-2, then the virus will re-express and you'll get shingles. You can get Shingles more than once if you are compromised for one reason or another. But that is unusual. read more

Herpes and shingles are clinically distinct diseases, with different symptoms and modes of transmission. However, they are both caused by members of the herpes virus family. Several members of this virus family can cause disease, but this protocol will focus on herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), and varicella-zoster virus. read more