What’s alopecia and what can you do about it?
Hair loss can be stressful and alienating. Knowing the different types and causes of hair loss can help to clarify the unknown and make a stressful situation a little more manageable.
Your skin helps protect you from germs, but sometimes it can get infected by them. Some common types of skin infections are:
- Bacterial: Cellulitis and impetigo (Staphylococcal infections can also affect the skin.)
- Viral: Shingles, warts and herpes simplex
- Fungal: Athlete's foot and yeast infections
- Parasitic: Body lice, head lice and scabies
Treatment of skin infections depends on the cause.
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