What is Impetigo?
[[File:Impetigo2011.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[man]] with a very bad case of impetigo.]] '''Impetigo''' is a very [[wikt:contagious|contagious]] [[bacteria]]l [[skin]] infection. It is most common in pre-school [[child]]ren.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Impetigo/Pages/Introduction.aspx |title=NHS Impetigo |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2015-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615150823/http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/impetigo/Pages/Introduction.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> People who play close-contact [[sports]] like [[Rugby football|rugby]] and [[American football]] are also at risk. Impetigo is not very common in [[adult]]s. Impetigo can also be called ''school sores''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Impetigo_or_school_sores?OpenDocument |title=Impetigo — school sores — Better Health Channel |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2011-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927052029/http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Impetigo_or_school_sores?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == <references/> {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Skin problems]]