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Boils are painful, swollen bumps under the skin that are red in color and may feel warm to the touch. They often look like large pimples, but they're actually the result of an infected hair follicle. Boils fill with pus and can range from uncomfortable to very painful. Boils are common skin infections that typically occur in places on the body with hair or where rubbing can occur. Usually, they form in places that can get sweaty, such as the face, neck, armpits, breasts, groin, and buttocks. One single hair follicle can get infected, or a group of them can get infected, which is called a carbuncle. There are some common symptoms to look out for if you think you have a boil. While boils are large and red, usually a yellow or white tip appears where the pus will eventually drain out. The boil usually grows over time as it fills with pus. You may also experience a fever with a large boil as your body fights off the infection. Remedies and Treatments for Boils There are several remedie...

Ringworm and eczema are both skin conditions that cause dry, inflamed, and itchy skin. However, the causes and treatment options for each are very different. Ringworm, also known as tinea, is a fungal infection that causes a ring-shaped rash with a raised, scaly border. It can occur anywhere on the body and is highly contagious. Eczema, on the other hand, is a chronic skin condition that causes dry, red patches of skin. One type of eczema called nummular eczema is often confused with ringworm because it also causes a circular rash. Nummular eczema causes red or brown coin-shaped or oval patches over the arms, hands, legs, and torso. Nummular eczema is not contagious. FluxFactory / Getty Images Frequent Symptoms Ringworm and nummular eczema can appear as very similar rashes. They both cause circular, dry, itchy patches of skin.  Ringworm  Ringworm can appear anywhere on the body, but is most often found on the fee...

The 25th of August marks the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve. Africa being free from polio – a disease that has caused death and paralysis throughout recorded history. Polio is a viral illness that can cause sudden weakness, permanent paralysis, or death in people who were previously healthy and had no risk factors or comorbidities. It usually affects children. The virus is spread by faecally contaminated food and water or close contact. But the outbreaks of this fearful disease have become a thing of the past, told to us by our grandparents. The reason for the disappearance? Vaccination. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988. In that year, more than 350,000 people were paralysed. Polio cases were reported from at least 125 countries. The initiative set an original target of the year 2000 for polio eradication. It introduced polio vaccines into health programmes around the globe and ensured birth cohorts of chil...

Introduction Since December 2019, the number of individuals infected by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) increased day after day, and in March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) a pandemic infection. In the last year, reports of different dermatologic manifestations associated with COVID-19 has progressively grown. Currently, the exact incidence of COVID-19 cutaneous signs is unknown, and the available evidence indicates that they are heterogeneous. According to the published cases, they can be divided on the basis of clinical presentation as follows: a) erythematous rashes, b) lesions of vascular origin, c) vesicular rashes, d) urticarial rashes, and e) acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), erythema multiforme (EM) and other polymorphic/atypical reactions. The pathogenetic mechanisms and the role of SARS-CoV-2 are not yet definitively understood, but the aim of this review is t...

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The 25th of August marks the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve. Africa being free from polio – a disease that has caused death and paralysis throughout recorded history. Polio is a viral illness that can cause sudden weakness, permanent paralysis, or death in people who were previously healthy and had no risk factors or comorbidities. It usually affects children. The virus is spread by faecally contaminated food and water or close contact. But the outbreaks of this fearful disease have become a thing of the past, told to us by our grandparents. The reason for the disappearance? Vaccination. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988. In that year, more than 350,000 people were paralysed. Polio cases were reported from at least 125 countries. The initiative set an original target of the year 2000 for polio eradication. It introduced polio vaccines into health programmes around the globe and ensured birth cohorts of chil...

Terry Vine / Getty Images A patient receives a flu shot at a CVS pharmacy and MinuteClinic in Key Biscayne, Fla. En español | Do you know where you're getting your flu shot in the next few weeks? Experts say the best time for older adults to roll up their sleeves for the yearly flu vaccine is mid-September through the end of October. But knowing where to go might be trickier than usual, thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which will keep some vaccination sites, like workplaces, closed. But that still leaves doctor's offices, local health departments and pharmacies as possibilities (flu shots...