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benidorm59

My poor neighbours daughter has shingles, the rash is on her face and she has side effects, headaches, severe tiredness, pain etc, she was told by her doctor it can be contagious and being on her face isn't the best place. She phoned in sick and was hoping to go back as soon as possible. Her Employer has rung up twice to see how she is and is she coming in to work? She is feeling under stress to go back can the keep on ringing her ??

ohreally

benidorm59 wrote: »

can the keep on ringing her

Yes.......

ohreally

That aside she should realise that with shingles she may be off for an extended period. It may be an idea for her to make contact with her employers occupational health dept if they have one.

benidorm59

Some of her colleagues have had it before and managed to work with out time off, I know she is hoping to go back as soon as the rash isn't contagious, she will probably have a warning for being off anyway, small employer with zero tolerance to sickness

jobbingmusician

From nhs choices website.

Is shingles contagious?

It's not possible to catch shingles from someone with the condition or from someone with chickenpox.
However, you can catch chickenpox from someone with shingles if you haven't had chickenpox before.
The blisters of shingles contain live virus. If a person who has never had chickenpox makes direct contact with an open blister or something with the fluid on it, they can contract the virus and develop chickenpox.
Preventing the spread of the virus

If you have shingles, you're contagious until the last blister has dried and scabbed over.
To help prevent the virus being passed on, avoid sharing towels or flannels, swimming or playing contact sports. You should also avoid work or school if your rash is oozing fluid (weeping) and can't be covered.
Chickenpox can be particularly dangerous for certain groups of people. If you have shingles, avoid:

• women who are pregnant and haven't had chickenpox before as they could catch it from you – this may harm their unborn baby
• people who have a weak immune system – such as someone with HIV or AIDS
• babies less than one month old – unless it's your own baby, in which case your baby should have proteins that fight infection (antibodies) to protect them from the virus

You could ask the employer whether they are absolutely certain that no-one on their staff is pregnant, and refer them to the NHS Choices website.

Darksparkle

With my employer you need to call them every day until a fit note is provided.