Also just about everyone in the US has chicken pox. Just because it hasn't "broken out" yet doesn't mean it's not there. https://pic8.co/sh/wx5Mja.png Chickenpox is the same virus as shingles. https://pic8.co/sh/GqjauI.png Chickenpox is the same type of virus as herpes and cold sores (mouth herp), though different than how shingles and chickenpox are equal. https://pic8.co/sh/oumfbM.png Oops. misread title.