Bacteria & the Skin

Everyone suffers from the occasional spot, pimple or blackhead, probably without thinking too much about what causes them. Teenagers, who tend to...

Flesh eating bacteria are very rare, or rather the condition in which bacteria destroy flesh is very rare. The medical term for this is necrotizing...

The skin is the largest organ in the body. It forms the outer surface of the entire body and acts to keep the internal tissues free from infection....

There are different types of gangrene but this medical condition is basically death of tissue on a living body. It occurs usually in the fingers or...

Impetigo is the medical term for a skin infection caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Some rare types of impetigo can also be due to...

Scalded baby syndrome is a rare condition that affects newborn babies, but it can occur in children up to the age of 5 years. It is caused by a...