 [ Symptoms ] how is shingles contagious when i saw my doctor about a small bump on my arm she said i had the shingles virus i did not have a rash anywhere on my body i never had chicken pox but did have measles as a child i searched the web for an answer but they were confusing one person said that shingles is contagious and another says that its not i got a blood test and she said i had the virus my question is if it is contagious how was it transmitted to me she said i was exposed who had chicken pox when i was child help [ Disease ] no