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ELI5: How can a rash caused by a virus not be contagious if you contracted the virus that caused it?
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I currently have Pityriasis Rosea. It’s a rash caused by a virus that is not contagious. I cannot wrap my head around how I’m not contagious to others, but I contracted the virus in the first place that made the rash appear. How does this work?

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