Impetigo

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Impetigo

• Matt
• 8-31-06

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Index

• Impetigo?
• How do you get impetigo?
• Symptoms

• Prevention
• Treatments
• Call the DOC
• Pictures
• Resources

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Impetigo?

• Skin infection caused by bacteria
• Forms round, crusted, oozing spots
• streptococcus

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How do you get impetigo?

• impetigo or boils
• impetigo begins out of blue without any visible
  source of infection.
• Commonly found around the hands and face

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Symptoms

• Tiny blisters
• those blisters eventually burst
• leave small wet patches of red skin that may weep
  fluid. a tan or yellowish-brown crust covers the
  affected area

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Prevention

• Regular hand washing
• baths or showers regularly

Contagiousness!!!!!!!!!!

• Infected skin or other items
• Clothing, towels, and bed linens

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Treatments

• Antibiotics
• (can clear in 4-5 days)
• Soak a soft, clean cloth in a mixture. Press this
  cloth on the crusts for 10-15 minutes three or
  four times daily. Then gently wipe off the crusts
  and apply a little antibiotic ointment.

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Call the DOC!!!!!

• When the first signs break out.
• If the sores don't heal in about 4 days
• Rash becomes red, warm, or tender to the touch

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Pictures
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(Step 3)
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Resources

• http//www.skinsite.com/info_impetigo.htm
• BOOK
• Yahoo images
• http//www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacter
  ial_viral/impetigo.html