Real skin care beyond beauty treatments

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Real skin care beyond beauty treatments
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509
Summary:
What are skin infections and what are the three main causes of

skin disease causing agents th

Keywords:
skin infections, skin care treatments

Article Body:
The skin is perhaps is the most pampered part of the human body, a least, for most women. From

While most women visit their dermatologist for purely aesthetic reasons, there is quite a numb
But what is a skin infection?
A skin infection is an invasion and growth of pathogenic microscopic organisms. The infecting
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Fungal - Common types of fungal infection include tineal versicolor, yeast infection,


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Bacterial - Bacterial infections include folliculitis, furunculosis, impetigo, erysipe

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Viral - Common viral infections include chicken pox and measles.

Non-pathogenic organisms that normally live on the surface of healthy skin can become pathogen

It is also important to have information about the microscopic particles that actually cause t
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Virus- a submicroscopic particle consisting of a core of nucleic acid surrounded by pr

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Bacteria ˘ are uni-cellular organisms that come in spherical, rod, and spiral shapes.


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Fungi (fungus) ˘ are heterotrophic organisms that have a cell wall.

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The pH content of the skin, mucosal surfaces and body fluids help prevent fungal infec
The fatty acid content of the skin helps fungi from living on the skin surface.
Cilia of respiratory tract helps prevent fungi from entering the body.

These organisms w

The presence of microscopic organisms merely shows that skin care is truly skin-deep.

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