why is shingles airborne precaution
Although you cannot get shingles from someone else, people with. shingles can spread the chickenpox virus to others. Someone who has not. had chickenpox can get chickenpox if they have close contact with a. person who has shingles. This is why we place patients with shingles in. airborne and contact precautions. People whose immune systems are weakened from illness or certain. medicines can get disseminated Herpes zoster, a disease similar to. chickenpox. This handout describes. shingles (Herpes zoster) and its symptoms.