[Dane]

If chickenpox gives you shingles later in life I wonder what Monkeypox give you

I always thought a person was more succeptable to shingles in adulthood if they didn't have chicken pox during childhood.

[Orange1998]

quite the opposite.

[brewcrew]

It was my understanding that you could only get shingles as an adult if you had already had the chicken pox, and that you were more susceptible if the case of chicken pox you had was mild.

My neighbor never had chicken pox as a child and got them as an adult last year. You should have seen the size of some of the leisions. Almost like boils.

[iceskater]

When you get chickenpox as a kid, the virus goes dormant in your nerves. (I think I've got that part right) Then, as an adult, something triggers it and you get shingles. It is quite painful from what I understand. I don't believe there is a correlation between how bad the case of chicken pox and how bad the shingles would be.