What Is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
5. Risk Factors
If you have had chicken pox in the past then you are at risk of developing shingles, and also Ramsay Hunt syndrome. People that have not had chicken pox in the past will not be able to contract Ramsay Hunt syndrome. It rarely occurs in children and is more likely to happen in people that are over 60.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome cannot be passed from person to person, but the virus that causes it can be. As mentioned, this will result in the newly infected person developing chicken pox and not shingles or Ramsay Hunt syndrome. There is also a chance that the syndrome can go on to cause severe complications.
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