Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children, herpes zoster. Afterwards, the herpes zoster virus stays in the body but lays dormant.
Candida (thrush) is a fungus that lives in the gastrointestinal tract, the mucous membranes of the respiratory system and the female genital tract, where it normally does no harm.
When we think of tick bites, Rocky Mountain spotted fever isn’t the first infection that comes to mind though it can cause a potentially serious or fatal illness.
Since it is summer, we are naturally outside in the sun more than other times of the year. However, summer is also a season where mysterious rashes may appear for what seem like unknown ...
My 20 month old has a rash on her belly back up to her neck and down in the front private area it seem to be only where i had a onsie on her so didnt know if it could be the dryer bar ...
Yesterday it was so itchy i had to put hydrocortizone on it. It worked. Today, it's still itchy. I have a feeling they are ingrown hairs, because the little hairs are seen through the ...