What kind of skin disease infects

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Skin disease is a general term for a large class of diseases that occur on human skin. Some of these diseases can be transmitted through contact, and some are not. Let's understand what kind of skin diseases are infectious

What kind of skin disease infects

Viral skin diseases: such as verruca vulgaris, verruca plana, condyloma acuminatum (a sexually transmitted disease), chickenpox, rubella, measles, infectious soft wart, hand foot mouth disease, foot and mouth disease, etc. can be transmitted through direct contact or respiratory tract.

Bacterial skin diseases: some bacterial skin diseases are also infectious, such as gel sore, leprosy, skin tuberculosis, etc. can be transmitted through contact.

Fungal dermatosis: superficial mycosis caused by various kinds of ringworm infection can almost be transmitted through contact, such as tinea capitis can be transmitted through hairdressing appliances, tinea manus and tinea pedis can be transmitted through shoes and socks. In addition, there are onychomycosis, tinea corporis, sweat spots (i.e. tinea versicolor) and Candida infection (e.g. goose eye sore).

matters needing attention

There are more and more skin diseases, and there are more and more ways of infection. Therefore, we should not only deal with ourselves in our daily life and develop good living habits, but also pay attention to some contacts with others and self-care,