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---------- From: [log in to unmask] on behalf of Peter Glover Sent: Monday, September 09, 1996 05:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Shingles When I was a medical student in the late 70s I remember being told that a patient with shingles could infect a susceptible contact with chickenpox but not give them shingles.Many times over the years I have had a patient see me with zoster to be followed two weeks later with their spouse similarly affected.I tell them " the book " says it shouldn't be but,strange things happen.Is the standard teaching still the same? Have many of you encountered the same situation? Best wishes,-- Peter Glover Church View Surgery, Rayleigh,Essex --------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, often see a small outbreak of shingles in a community. One theory is that there my be a "trigger" virus, which spreads from person to person and activates shingles in susceptible individuals. Ruth http://www.Stamford.co.uk/littlesurgery %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%