If shingles cannot be spread to someone who has already had the chicken pox, how do you get shingles?

I got my shingles from Home Depot (I do apologize, but I just couldn't resist)

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus. Once your body has recovered, the virus goes into "hibernation" in the nervous system. Later in life, when the immunity is down, the virus erupts over a nerve distribution again. This is called shingles or herpes zoster.

shingles is a reactivation of the varacella zoster virus. a person cannot get shingles if they have never had chicken pox. since it is the same virus .. varacella zoster that causes chicken pox and shingles.. some one that has shingles could possibly give another chicken pox. varacella zoster remains in the nerves inactive after chicken pox resolves and clears up. stress and other factors will cause the virus to reactivate and return as shingles.

Shingles only occurs in patients who have had a previous chickenpox infection. The virus remains dormant in the body, perhaps for ever. Something, being run down, the presence of other infections, the immune system being under par, or even intense UV light exposure, reactivates the virus. For reasons unclear it presents as a strip of infection only affecting a single dermatome ( area of skin supplies by one nerve ) on one side of the body. You are correct that this is then infectious only as chickenpox. On one occasion only I have seen a patient who had their chickenpox infection as an adult and developed shingles at the same time. Attacks of shingles do not give immunity to further episodes, but strangely the first attack of chickenpox gives generally lifelong immunity to another chickenpox infection. IG64 is incorrect chickenpox immunisation is not yet given at all in the UK and therefore most children remain susceptible until the have an infection. I also expect to see 1 or 2 adults develop chickenpox each year. Here the disease may be more severe and sometimes requires admission. Occasionally adults, especially pregnant women die of chickenpox complications. Thus I wish we would start immunising!

Shingles is a viral infection that is very similar to chicken pox, however it is not contagious in it's true form. Shingles is a reactivation of the virus infection that causes chickenpox. After a person has had chickenpox the virus remains in their body, lying dormant or hidden in part of the nervous system. For some reason, often many years later, the virus travels back down one of the nerves to the skin, where it causes a rash in the area of skin supplied by that nerve. It's not clear what triggers reactivation of the chickenpox virus but it may be linked to changes in the immune system. Ensuring your immune system is not weakened may help to prevent this occurring.

Shingles is a retro virus from chicken pox. If someone has had chicken pox, it can come back in small portions. If that happens while the person is still a child, it's called "Fifths disease." The child breaks out in rashes. If the small portion of chicken pox comes back after the person has matured into an adult, it becomes "shingles" and is harsher than fifths disease. In short, shingles is a mature form of chicken pox so it's contagious in the form of chicken pox.

It is the virus laying dormant in your body. It is stirred up do to stress or a compromised immune system.

yes you can spread them even if the other person has had chickenpox but it is rare and you need to have contact with the shingles when they are scabby and crusting over they are at the contagious stage then

shingles does NOT come from the herpes virus...my mom had shingles,and they are not fun.They most always break out around your waist and chest area...can spread to face.They do lie dormant in your body,from chicken pox and later in life,usually after your 50's or 60's.they surface...doesn't happen to everyone.There is NO cure for shingles..and drs.will give you a cream to treat the small sores..look like chicken pox..and then turn to sm.red blisters.Shingles are not only on the skin surface they are deep into your skin and they are painful. Can even make you hurt all over. A person who has them is not a happy person...sometimes miserable,it goes and comes,but it is always there.