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Identifying Skin Infections
Caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi, skin infections can affect the body’s largest organ by entering its cells through direct contact, a cut/open wound, or by spreading through another condition. Varying in appearance and severity, skin infections can range from a minor rash or growth that resolves on its own within a short amount of time to conditions that feature several symptoms and require medication to resolve.
Skin infection treatment generally goes hand in hand with how it is caused and spreads. For example, a bacterial skin infection is treated with antibiotics versus a viral skin infection which symptoms can be suppressed but not cleared with medicine. It’s thereby important to have some understanding of the different skin infections a person may get, starting with general signs and then moving on to specific types of skin infection symptoms.
Apr 25, 2024
Identifying Skin Infections
Apr 25, 2024