Photo by Allan Saganash. Although the word is related to scarring â something youâd think weâd want to avoid â soil scarification [pronounced scare-ification] is a legitimate silvicultural technique that is sometimes necessary for regenerating native trees.
You cannot get shingles from another person. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have chickenpox as a child, the virus lies dormant in your nervous system.Sometimes, for reasons not entirely understood, the virus is activated, causing shingles.hingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have chickenpox as a child, the virus lies dormant in your nervous system. Sometimes, for reasons not entirely understood, the virus is activated, causing shingles.
Chicken pox and shingles. If youâve had chicken pox in the past, you can still get it again but in a slightly different form. This condition is a painful skin rash called shingles (also known as herpes zoster) and itâs caused by the same varicella-zoster virus responsible for chicken pox.Shingles is less contagious than chicken pox.hicken pox and shingles. If youâve had chicken pox in the past, you can still get it again but in a slightly different form. This condition is a painful skin rash called shingles (also known as herpes zoster) and itâs caused by the same varicella-zoster virus responsible for chicken pox.