can babys get shingles

flutered

a10 month old has a band of red across its upper body, similar in size to a 6 inch belt, it is compleatly red with blisters of various sozes ranging from the size of a cent down, thanks in advance for taking the time to read this thread and reply.

Jemmy

I'm not a parent but I know it's possible, as a toddler my little sister got shingles.

How Strange

Go to your gp.

flutered

How Strange wrote: »

Go to your gp.

i only asked could a child get get shingles, your answer is not my decision to make.

Acoshla

Isn't shingles the adult version of chicken pox?

flutered

Acoshla wrote: »

Isn't shingles the adult version of chicken pox?

you are correct.

lonestargirl

Shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox which you have to have had first. It often happens when someones immune system is weak, e.g. recovering from an operation. It is usually just along one or two dermatones which gives it the characteristic band of rashes. Adults can get chicken pox if they have never had it before or even if they have and they haven't developed immunity from their exposure.

crazy cat lady

Not necessarily the adult version!

Once you have had chicken pox the virus lies dormant in the nerves around the trunk. If for whatever reason the virus becomes 'activated' it will present as a rash, usually in band formations on the body.

It is not a live virus.

I got shingles a day or 2 after giving birth to my daughter. I didn't see my doctor until my daughter was 8 days old. I had been doing alot of skin to skin whilst breastfeeding her and was worried that she would get the virus but she was fine. She actually may never get chicken pox as I would have passed on immunity from breastfeeding whilst having shingles.

As far as I understand, its unlikely for anyone to develop shingles without either having had chicken pox, or being exposed to chicken pox and developing immunity without developing symptoms

Moonbeam

Please go talk to a doctor. Medical advice can not be given out here.