Once you have chicken pox (or a chicken pox vaccine), the varicella-zoster virus remains dormant in your body and can be triggered years later by exposure to others who are experiencing Shingles or have recently had the Shingles vaccine.
It happened to me when I was in middle school. I, of course had had chicken pox as a child, and when I was about 12, my aunt visited and was suffering from a Shingles outbreak. A few weeks later, I had a Shingles outbreak over half my back and left arm. The doctor was surprised that such a young child had it. But, I knew where I got it. Now, it has been proven that this is the case.
Thus, you are now suffering likely due to viral shedding from a recent Shingles vaccinated person that you encountered unwittingly.
That is super weird. I know once you've had chicken pox, then the virus is always in your system. But it's more rare to get shingles that young after a natural chicken pox infection in childhood compared to the chicken pox vaccine. Shingles is super contagious. I'd guess you were around someone with an active infection, or your immune system is compromised or stressed. But I'm not a doctor and all that.
When you say not jabbed, do you just mean the COVID vaxx? Did you have the chicken pox vaccine?
I had chicken pox as a child.
Once you have chicken pox (or a chicken pox vaccine), the varicella-zoster virus remains dormant in your body and can be triggered years later by exposure to others who are experiencing Shingles or have recently had the Shingles vaccine.
It happened to me when I was in middle school. I, of course had had chicken pox as a child, and when I was about 12, my aunt visited and was suffering from a Shingles outbreak. A few weeks later, I had a Shingles outbreak over half my back and left arm. The doctor was surprised that such a young child had it. But, I knew where I got it. Now, it has been proven that this is the case.
Thus, you are now suffering likely due to viral shedding from a recent Shingles vaccinated person that you encountered unwittingly.
I definitely had that thought. I live in a very highly vaccinated state.
That is super weird. I know once you've had chicken pox, then the virus is always in your system. But it's more rare to get shingles that young after a natural chicken pox infection in childhood compared to the chicken pox vaccine. Shingles is super contagious. I'd guess you were around someone with an active infection, or your immune system is compromised or stressed. But I'm not a doctor and all that.