If you have been struggling with small bumps on the surface of your skin that cause embarrassment, you may have keratosis pilaris. Of course, it is best to make an appointment with your dermatologist right away to confirm this skin condition, yet the treatments recommended to you by your dermatologist may not prove as effective …
Blackheads are bumps on the surface of the skin that often come in a yellow or possibly black color. They occur due to excessive oil production, which clog the pores close to the skin’s surface. The clogs occur whenever excess oil cannot flow or find its way to the surface of the skin because of …
Have you ever noticed any small rough bumps in any part of your body? Well, if your answer to this question is yes, then it may be that you already have what is known as common warts (known also as Verruca vulgaris). This is different from the genital warts that you might have heard of …
Plantar warts also known as Verruca plantaris is a wart that is brought about by the human papillomavirus (a type of virus that infects humans), which occurs on the toes or sole of a person’s foot. This infection is often self-limiting. However, treatment is normally recommended to reduce symptoms. And these symptoms might include pain, …
West Nile virus abbreviated as WNV is an illness that is regarded as potentially serious. With experts believing that this disease is set up in North America as a seasonal epidemic. It erupts during the summer and continues there on into the fall. One interesting fact about this ailment is that it does not present …
A bite from a mosquito insect can be both annoying as well as somewhat painful. Notwithstanding this, the most dangerous aspect of this is the fact that the bite is a harbinger of deadly ailments such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, plus chikungunya. Be aware that it is the female mosquito that is responsible …
Lyme disease also known as Lyme borreliosis refers to a disease that is brought about at the minimum by 3 species of bacteria that belongs to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdoferi is the major cause of this disease in the USA, while Borrelia afzelli as well as Borrelia garinii bring about most cases of the …
The name “Mosquito” is a word that means “little fly” and this insect as you may be well aware of is like a flying syringe. This is because it possesses mouthparts that have been made to pierce through the skins of animals and that of plants as well. The males usually feed on nectar and …
Pubic lice, sometimes referred to as crabs, are small parasitic bugs that live off of their human hosts. Although they share similar characteristics, pubic lice are extremely different from head lice. A person usually notices that they have pubic lice because of the intense itching sensation in their genital area. The presence of pubic lice …
