Infections Of The Skin

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Propionibacterium acnes

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the bacterium responsible for acne the most common skin disorder affecting 85% of teens

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as lyme disease progresses to the CNS neurological disorders such as blank and heart arrhythmias occur

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facial palsy

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scalded skin syndrome is also called

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ritters disease

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the vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the west part of the United States is Dermacentor andersoni
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wood

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vaginal candidiasis

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commonly called a yeast infection is a common opportunistic infection in women flickering broad spectrum antibiotic use

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one of the main factors that may trigger an outbreak of cold sores or fever blisters

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stress

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Tinea unguium

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ringworm of the nails

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tinea pedis

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ringworm of the foot aka athlete's foot

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tinea cruris

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refers to ringworm of the groin, jock itch

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a severe complication of measles and approximately one out of a thousand cases fever headache compulsions retardation epilepsy deafness with a mortality rate of 15% especially in developing countries

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measles encephalitis

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another name for conjunctivitis

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pink eye

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responsible for hair follicle infection (pimples) and skin abscesses (furncles and carbuncles )

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Staphylococcus aureus

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herpes simplex 1

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reoccurring cold sores and fever blisters above 90% the population has the virus only 15% experience these outbreaks

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accutane

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often used to treat acne; because it is teratogenic pregnant women cannot take it

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the vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the east part of United States is Dermacentor variabilis
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dig

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Verruca

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warts are usually benign tumors composed of hard tightly packed epithelium with a scaly broken top

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impetigo

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highly contagious pyoderma consisting of superficial pus filled blisters covered by a weepy yellow crust usually caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

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sty

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occurs due to inflammation of an eyelash hair follicle

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tinea capitis

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ringworm of the head scalp

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chicken pox pustules are most common on the blank of the body and sparse on the peripheral extremities

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trunk

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molluscum contagiosum is a mildly contagious disease of humans caused by a pox virus characterized

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waxy raised skin papules with a distinctively umbilicated top

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the rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is unusual in that begins

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on the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands

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the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world

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conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

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toxic shock syndrome and scalded skin syndrome or both caused by viral genes in

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lysogenized strands of Staphylococcus aureus

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severe acne

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called cystic acne (acne vulgaris) often results in scars

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sebaceous gland infection

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pimples sties furuncles and carbuncles also the sebaceous glands of hair follicles increase production of sebum in response to sex hormones and resulting in acne

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furuncle

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commonly known as a boil; a skin absence composed of pus in a plug of dead cells

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Rubeola

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red measles begins with a fever running nose cough and swollen red weepy eyes; a fine red rash spreads from the forehead to the body in about 1 week accompanied by distinctive Koplik spots in the mouth;
the first M of MMR vaccination; this disese should be eradicated but the continued presence of a non-immune population served as a constant reservoir

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red measles

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Rubeola the first M of MMR vaccination; this disese should be eradicated but the continued presence of a non-immune population served as a constant reservoir
begins with a fever running nose cough and swollen red weepy eyes; a fine red rash spreads from the forehead to the body in about 1 week accompanied by distinctive Koplik spots in the

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yeast affection is a common opportunistic infection in women falling broad spectrum antibiotic use

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vaginal candidiasis

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the vector for Lyme disease

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Ixodes, the deer tick

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rubeola red measles is characterized by a red rash limited to

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the upper half of the body

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erythema infectiosum

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also known as fifth disease or slapped cheek syndrome; face has characteristic slapped cheek appearance in the body is covered with a lacy looking rash

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the progression of the chicken pox outbreak

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macules (small red spots)
papules (bumps)
vesicles (blisters)
pustules (blister with a red border)

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the center of a cutaneous anthrax lesion is

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tinea

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refers to a fungal skin infection commonly known as ringworm; lesion is circular and itches

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herpes simplex 1

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oral herpes because the lesion developed around the mouth

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oral candidiasis

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also called oral thrush

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cutaneous anthrax

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zoonosis caused by Bacillus anthracis from contact with contaminated hide fur or waste of ungulates

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reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox results in

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herpes zoster or shingles the painful rash mimics that of chickenpox exccept that it is limited to sensory nerves on one side of the body

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plantar warts

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are located on the soles of the feet

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conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

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the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world

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herpes simplex 1

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refers to the recurring cold sores and fever blisters over 90 percent of the population has viris only about 15% experiencies outbreaks

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burn infections that turn bluish green or caused by

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to many antimicrobial agents

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and herpes simplex 1 infections the virus

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remains in trigeminal nerve and may be reactivated by many factors including stress excessive sunlight, etc.

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tinea barbae

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refers to ringworm of the shaved part of a man's face

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Lyme disease is a zoonosis caused by

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Borrelia burgdorferi a spirochete, transmitted by deer tick, diagnosis by a lesion that looks like a bulls eye

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varicella zoster

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herpes family virus that causes chickenpox varicella primary infection of chickenpox and zooster latent infection of shingles

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koplik spots in the mouth

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resemble tiny grains of salt on red mocosa are sure sign of rubeola red measles

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the antibiotic tetracycline is often used to treat

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acne

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infected female Dermacentor tick passes a parasite which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever directly to their offspring in their eggs, this is referred to as

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transovarian transmission

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toxic shock syndrome

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lead to use of tampons and menstrating woman washing hands before inserting reduces the incidence drastically

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Rubella

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German measles is highly contagious its vaccine is the R of MMR

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the progression of the chicken pox outbreak is from macules (small red spots) to blank (bump) to vesicles (blisters) to pustules (blisters with a red border)

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papules

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photophobia

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a symptom of rubeola (red measles) light causes intense pain to the eyes

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smallpox pustules were more common on

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the peripheral extremities and sparse on the trunk of the body

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Tineas are able to spread easily through the skin because

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the fungi produced enzymes kerantinase

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the toxin that causes toxic shock syndrome is referred to as a blank because it causes fever

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pyrogenic

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refers to reoccurring cold sores and fever blisters over 90 percent of the population has a virus only about 15 percent get these outbreaks

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herpes simplex 1

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vaginal candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection in women following

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broad spectrum antibiotic use

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characteristic of the third stage of lyme disease

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migrating arthritis

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the distinctive tick bite lesion of Lyme disease resembles a bull's-eye it is referred to as

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Erythema chronicum migrans (ECM)

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cutaneous anthrax begins with a

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pastule on the skin

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the first infectious disease to be eradicated from Earth announced by WH0 as of 1979 because of worldwide vaccination efforts

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variola (small pox:

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Molluscum contagiosum

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musky contagious disease of humans caused by a poxvirus characterized by waxy raised skin papules with a distinctively umbilicated top

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Erythema infectiosum also called

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5th disease indicate its order among the common childhood disease

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vaginal candidiasis is the most common type of

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vaginitis

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accutane is often used to treat acne because it is teratogenic, it cannot be taken by

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pregnant women

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sex hormones released at puberty affect sebaceous glands by

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increase sebum production if and when ducts become blocked pressure causes rupture of the follicle lining resulting in acne

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scalded skin syndrome

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also called ritters disease is caused by lysogenized Staphylococcus aureus, an exfoliative skin toxin carried by the blood causes epidermis to peel off

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the progression of the chicken pox outbreak is from macules (small red spots) to papules bump to blank (blisters) to pustules (blisters with a red border)

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vesicles

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rubella syndrome

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refers to a group of complications caused by mother having German measles during her pregnancy children are born with deformities of brain damage abnormal eyes and deafness

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rare and sometimes fatal disease caused by a toxin and produced by certain lysogenized strands of Staphylococcus aureus a high sudden fever delirium and a Sunburn like rash are characteristic

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toxic shock syndrome

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benzoyl peroxide, antibiotic tetracycline or Accutane

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treats acne that occurs when sebum block hair follicles and the opportunistic bacteria causes inflammation

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Lyme disease is a zoonosis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi a sporochete and transmitted by deer tick, Diagnosed by a bite lesion that looks like

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bulls eye

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a superficial mycosis commonly called ringworm

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tinea

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scalded skin syndrome aka Raiders disease is caused by lysogenized Staphylococcus aureus an exfoliative toxin carried by the blood that causes

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the epidermis to peel off

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Erythema infectiosum is also referred to as

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slapped cheek syndrome because of the appearance of deep red cheeks

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a distinctive characteristic of Erythema infectiosum is a

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Lacy looking rash all over the body

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such as Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease primarily of other animals and humans can also get

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zoonosis

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Erythema infectiosum is also known as fifth disease or slapped cheek syndrome face has characteristics slapped cheek appearance and the body is covered with

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lacy looking rash

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midly contagious skin disease of humans caused by a poxvirus characterized by waxy raised skin papules with a distinctively umbilicated top

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molluscum contagiosum

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a symptom of rubeola read measles light causes intense pain in the eyes

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photophobia

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smallpox pustules more common

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on the extremities and sparse on the trunk of the body

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carbuncle

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a big furuncle (boil )with multiple drainage heads

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herpetic whitlows

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blistered outbreaks of herpes simplex 1 on the fingers

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varicella

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chicken pox is the most widespread of the childhood rashes in the US caused by a herpes virus

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chickenpox varicella is caused by herpes virus characterized

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itchy lesions spread from head to the face to the mouth of the body to the arms and legs the progression of the outbreak is from macules (small red spots) to papules (bumps) to vesicles (blisters) to pustules (blisters with a red border)

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impetigo furuncles and carbuncles can all be spread by

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contact with contaminated inanimate objects such as fomites

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folliculitis

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refers to infection of the hair follicle, called a pimple

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acne occurs when sebaceous glands of hair follicles increase production of blank in response to sex hormones produced at puberty

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sebum

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untreated cutaneous anthrax infections can spread in word and lead to

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septic shock

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by a tick bite starts with sudden headache muscle joint pain and a fever, faint pink rash then becomes blank

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hemorrhagic and may invade internal organs leading to shock and death

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pyroderm

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fire skin superficial pus filled blisters covered by a weepy golden brown crust like impetigo

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sebum production blanks at puberty

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rises

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rubella (compared to rubella)

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also called German measles is a milder infection the red measles, only last 3 days, can be a very serious problem during pregnancy 6- 25 percent of women lack immunity where it can cause deafness brain damage and eye abnormalities in the fetus

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scalded skin syndrome aka ritters disease is caused by lysogenized Staphylococcus aureus, is a blank toxin carried by the blood causing the epidermis to peel off

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exfoliative skin

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refers to the inflammation of a hair follicle, a pimple

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folliculitis

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tinea corporus

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ringworm of the body

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what causes acne and how can it be treated

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sebum blocks hair follicles and then opportunistic bacteria causes infection, can be treated with topical benzoyl peroxide the antibiotic tetracycline or accutane

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wart also called

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Verruca

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thrush

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a common opportunistic yeast infection following broad spectrum antibiotic use