Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

Published Date: 15 Oct 2025

The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or someone else with shingles, ...

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