skin infection
Epidermal bacterial invasion
A skin infection is a condition caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, or parasites invading the skin.
Common examples include cellulitis, ringworm, impetigo, and boils.
Skin infections range from mild surface irritations to serious conditions requiring medical treatment: The cut became red and swollen—signs of a skin infection.
- ringwormFungal skin infection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- erysipelasAcute streptococcal skin infection
- dermatitisInflammation of the skin
- impetigoBacterial skin infection, honey-crusted
staphylococcus · tinea · pustule · pus filled · cutaneous · carbuncle · abscess · open wound · paronychia · herpes simplex · pyoderma · scabies · eczema · bacteria · folliculitis · oozing · staph · fever
- infectionsbacteremia, septicemia, viremia, polio, hepatitis
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- pet diseasesparasites, mites, ringworm, pneumonia, tumors
- reptile diseasesstomatitis, thermal burns, impaction, gout, soft shell
- Hospital InfectionsMRSA, superbug, superinfection, antibiotic resistance
skin infectionsterility
Absence of microbes or fertility
cleanliness · sterilization · disinfection · antisepsis · sanitation
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