Viruses

Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as staph, is a bacteria that can cause severe infections on the skin and in the body. Many people are surprised to learn that these bacteria often live...

Viral infections of the skin cause anything from a mild rash with itching to blisters or ulcers that cause pain. Herpes simplex viruses cause ulcers of the skin around the mouth and genital area....

When viruses infect skin cells, the ensuing immune reaction and destruction of the cells appear as a rash. Rashes can be of different forms, including raised papules, blisters, or just redness...

Your feet begin to feel itchy. Soon it is accompanied by a burning or itching sensation, with huge blisters developing on both feet. This condition, commonly known as athlete's foot, is tinea...

Everyone has dealt with mouth blisters. These painful, red and often cosmetically embarrassing sores are nothing more than a nuisance, but it does make life--and being seen in public--difficult...

The varicella zoster virus is the organism responsible for the infection commonly known as chicken pox. The most prominent symptom of varicella is intense itching and mild pain. The skin breaks...

Molluscum contagiosum is a very common skin disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control, molluscum is caused by a virus. The infection is most common in children, though an infection can...

MSRA is a strain of staph infection known to resist a wide range of antibiotics. The MSRA strain, and other staph bacterial strains, are present "on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of...

Molluscum contagiosum is a skin disorder that is common among children, although anyone can get the virus, which can be sexually spread between adults. The symptoms can last for up to a year, and...

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) come in more than 100 varieties that can infect people, and more than 30 of them may cause you to get cancer. Some types of HPV are more easily spread than others, and...

Embarrassed of those ugly looking warts? They can appear on the fingers, hands, legs, feet, and face. There is many remedies out there that will help cure these warts! The warts is caused by a...

Cold sores are small blisters that occur most often on the lips or mouth. Usually caused by type I of the herpes simplex virus, cold sores can be transmitted from one person to another. Even if a...

Molluscum Contagiosum is a virus of the pox variety that causes small, dome-shaped bumps with a dimple in the middle. They can appear anywhere on the body. Not generally painful, these bumps may...