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shingles are std and its treatment

hi
i am 45 years old and i am suffring with shingles mostly people said that its std and and i need to know that are these std if yes than i should be careful with my wife and if not than i ll be relax and also need to know that i am having severe and sometime less pain any medication for the pain relief plz
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yes my wife had chiken pox in past and i have shingles on my back and little part on tummy ,i went to hospital and they told me about this '
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no, shingles are not a std!!!

shingles is a reactivation of the herpes zoster virus - better known as the chicken pox virus.  

has your wife had chicken pox in the past?

did they put you on valtrex, acyclovir or famvir?

How were you diagnosed as having shingles? where is your rash located?

grace
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