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Can Staph Infection be Prevented?
Staph infection is a bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus. About 25 percent of people carry normal levels of this bacteria in the nose, mouth, genital area and anal area. The foot can also pick up this form of bacteria from the floor...
Where Does Smallpox Come From?
Did you know that smallpox used to be widespread, inflicting illness and death in different parts of the world? The primary victims are children and young adults. Being very contagious, it was easy for the infection to spread within the fami...
Learn about Plantar Warts and Other Types of Warts
Warts are growths in the skin that are caused by certain types of the human papillomavirus (HVP). HPV has over a hundred of known types. Most of these infect that skin's topmost layer and enters the body through broken skin areas. Those that...
Mononucleosis: Are You at Risk?
Mononucleosis
, more popularly called "mono", is a widely prevalent viral disease. More than 90 percent of people who are over the age of 35 have already been infected with it, usually during the early stage of their childhood. It's so...
Understanding Pericoronitis
It is usually in the late teen years that the wisdom teeth or the third molars start to erupt. For some, this isn't a problem. They go on with their lives not even noticing that their wisdom teeth have entered their mouths. But for some, it ...
Chicken Skin Be Gone: Razor Bumps and their Treatments
Almost everyone who has touched a razor (almost all males and some females who shave off excess body hair) is familiar with razor bumps. Also colloquially known as “chicken skin”, they are those small white or red bumps that one can't se...
Is Oral Thrush Alarming?
Oral Thrush
, which is a mouth infection caused by yeast that's also known as candida fungus, typically occurs in babies and toddlers, although it can also affect older children and adults. For most babies and adults, this condition ca...
Do You Need a Vaccine for Hepatitis?
Hepatitis
, which comes in three forms (A, B and C), is a disease that lead to the inflammation of the liver. Viral infection is the leading cause of hepatitis, although it can also be brought about by drugs and medications. Vaccines f...
Useful Information About Cholera
In the 1880s, cholera outbreaks were very common in the United States. During those years, water and sewage treatments were still very poor that these were unable to eliminate the spread of contaminated water. Today, there are still many cas...
Common Questions About Chlamydia
Chlamydia
is one of the most common types of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. It can easily spread from one person to another because it usually doesn't exhibit any symptom. It can be passed unknowingly betwe...
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