If a person who has never been infected with human herpesvirus 3 comes in contact with the ﬂuid of shingles lesions, they will come down with ______.

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Human herpesvirus 3, also known as varicella-zoster virus, causes chickenpox upon initial infection. Shingles is a reactivation of this virus, but if someone who has never been infected before comes into contact with the fluid from shingles lesions, they would develop chickenpox, not shingles.

If a Person Who Has Never Been Infected with Human