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.
Once youâve had chickenpox, youâre infected with the herpes zoster virus. The virus stays in your body in an inactive state for the rest of your life. If the virus activates again, you get shingles. You can only get shingles if youâve had chickenpox.nyone who has had chickenpox can have shingles, no matter how old they are. However, itâs most common in senior citizens in their 60s and 70s. Shingles are very common. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that half of the American population will show signs of the disease by the time theyâre 80 years old.