Is Shingles considered a disease?

shingles is categorized as an infection, not a disease. more like a virus. its caused by another virus that is also responsible for chicken pox. so, when u got chicken pox as a child, the virus was dormant in the tissue in your spinal cord and around your brain and reactivated later as what u have now, shingles. it is contagious especially to people who have not had chicken pox. best bet as to when you can go outside to public places? check around on the internet for the different stages of the shigles and determine when itd be best for you.