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.
The virus stays in your body, and can cause shingles many years later. You canât catch shingles from another person with shingles. However, a person who has never had chickenpox (or chickenpox vaccine) could get chickenpox from someone with shingles. This is not very common.Shingles is far more common in people 50 years of age and older than in younger people.he virus stays in your body, and can cause shingles many years later. You canât catch shingles from another person with shingles. However, a person who has never had chickenpox (or chickenpox vaccine) could get chickenpox from someone with shingles. This is not very common.