1 Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the surface of the skin. 2  Impetigo is more common in children than in adults. 3  The two types of impetigo are non-bullous and bullous impetigo.
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Impetigo is a skin infection caused by bacteria. Impetigo is extremely contagious and is easily spread through contact with an infected person or infected clothing, linens, towels or other personal items. Impetigo is usually caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus or Group A streptocococcus.
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Impetigo mainly affects children, often on the face, especially around the nose and mouth, and sometimes on the arms or legs. The two types of impetigo are bullous impetigo and non-bullous impetigo. Bullous impetigo causes large fluid-filled blisters that are painless. Non-bullous impetigo is the more contagious form of the condition causing sores that burst leaving a yellow-brown crust. If the impetigo affects an otherwise healthy area of skin, it is called primary impetigo. Impetigo resulting from another skin condition is called secondary impetigo.
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ANSWER: Impetigo DOES itch. More Info: Itching is a primary symptom of impetigo. Depending on the type of impetigo, other symptoms and signs that may include red sores that crust over, small blisters filled with fluid, pus-filled sores that turn into ulcers. (1).
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The impetigo blisters eventually break open, revealing red, oozing skin. The skin weeps fluid. A yellow-brown crust forms over the skin, and the infection spreads to other areas. Itching is common and scratching the infected area and touching another part of the body can further spread the infection. Impetigo is most common in childhood, and in infants impetigo can spread and infect the entire body. Other symptoms that accompany impetigo include fever and swollen glands.
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1 Impetigo is contagious and is caused by strains of both staph and strep bacteria. 2  Impetigo is not serious and is easy to treat with either prescription topical or oral antibiotics. 3  Scarring is very rare.
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Symptoms of impetigo include a patch of small blisters that often first appear around the mouth and nose. These blisters eventually break open, revealing red, oozing skin. The skin weeps fluid. A yellow-brown shiny crust then forms over the skin, and the infection spreads to other areas.
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Impetigo causes small bulbous blisters on the skin that fill with fluid. They are not unlike the blisters that form following a minor burn, as might occur from a match, candle or lighter, but they have a tendency to spread across a much wider area, more like a rash.
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Impetigo blisters contrast with blisters from many other skin conditions in that they are painless. Impetigo blisters burst after a certain period of time, and scab over; during this period they may be somewhat painful and sore to the touch as they imply a necessarily exposed patch of skin.
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Impetigo is a severe, very contagious bacterial infection of the skin. Impetigo is known for afflicting children especially, and frequently spreads through school environments in small outbreaks. Impetigo is contagious to the touch, and affected skin touching affected skin is the most common vector of infection. While children are most frequently afflicted by impetigo, people of any age are vulnerable to impetigo if exposed to it under any circumstance.
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does impetigo itch or burn
The impetigo itches. Impetigo do itch and it does not burn.