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Meaning of impétigo



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Skin infection, more common in children than in adults, caused by strep or staph bacteria that can enter the body through skin lesions. The name comes from the Latin impetere ("to attack, to assault by entering").

  



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Skin disease common, severe and difficult to cure. Eczema, eruption. Often co-exist with mange or scabies. It may occur mostly in infants and because of shortcomings in toilet.

  










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