An Older Adult Client Develops Herpes Zoster and Asks the Nurse

An older adult client develops herpes zoster and asks the nurse how this can happen,having had chickenpox as a child.What is the nurse's MOST appropriate response?

A) "Have you been exposed to chickenpox recently?"
B) "Herpes zoster is related to the chickenpox virus,and you have just caught shingles."
C) "You only developed partial immunity to the virus that causes it."
D) "You must not have actually had chickenpox as a child."

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