There is simply a remarkable number of ways in which viruses make skin weird. While these signs of infection are easy to see, why and how they develop is less obvious. Lesions are any area of the ...

Experts are concerned about the Clade 1 mpox virus that has been spreading quickly in west and central Africa since 2023.

Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection caused by a virus of the same name. It produces benign, raised bumps, or lesions, on the upper layers of your skin. The small bumps are usually painless.

Ringworm is caused by infection of the hair and surface layers of the skin by fungi. It occurs in all species of animals including man. Fungal infections cause little, if any, permanent damage or ...

HSV-2 was shown to cause aseptic meningitis in one patient with recurrent dermatomal distribution skin lesions ... unlike the focal lesions produced by HSV-1 infection. Nevertheless, seizures ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year.