what is it, symptoms and treatment of the disease

Impetigo, a disease that affects children and infants

A outbreak of impetigo identified among boys and girls attending summer schools in Benicarló, Castellón. It is a disease that mainly affects infants and children and very mild infection

impetigo is bacterial skin infectionwhich is usually treated with antibiotics.

What causes impetigo

they call it two bacteria: WITHgroup A treptococci and Staphylococcus aureus. Sometimes an infection is caused by a combination of two bacteria at the same time.

impetigo usually affects children more, as is the case in Benicarlo, where at least twenty infected children are attending summer schools, according to ABC reports. Sometimes young people get it too.

This disease is more common during hot and humid months summer. Therefore, the outbreak occurred in Benicarló.

Impetigo is defined with wounds and sores on the face, especially around the mouth and nose, and in the limbs According to the CDC. Ulcers may grow and eventually ooze. They then form a white crust.

How to avoid the spread of impetigo

Ulcers or sores usually appear between 4 and 10 days after exposure. It is convenient that the first day of treatment a person stays at home so as not to infect other people.

The infected must wash the rash with soap and water and cover it loosely with gauze or bandage. Wash your hands very carefully, do not share clothes, and avoid contact with babies. Children should not go to daycare or school for the first few days after starting an antibiotic prescribed by their doctor.

bacteria you get it if you touch the wounds or sores from an infected person or liquid who expel

Close contact with a person with impetigo is the most common risk factor for infection. That is why it usually sticks to people who live together or go to classes in kindergartens and schools together.

A doctor will usually diagnose it by simply looking at the blisters and sores.