What skin diseases can be easily spread?

What are some contagious skin diseases?

• Athlete’s foot.
• Impetigo.
• Common warts.
• Shingles.
• Herpes simplex.
• Molluscum contagiosum.
• Scabies.
• Genital warts.

Are any skin conditions contagious?

What makes a skin disease contagious? A skin disease is contagious when it can be easily transmitted through contact with other people. There are five infectious agents that make a skin disease contagious: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and parasites such as worms.

What causes viral skin infections?

What causes skin infections?

• Bacteria cause cellulitis, impetigo, and staphylococcal (staph) infections.
• Viruses cause shingles, warts, and herpes simplex.
• Fungi cause athlete’s foot and yeast infections.
• Parasites cause body lice, head lice, and scabies.

What is the most commonly spread skin disease?

A commonly spread skin disease that is a virus is Herpes Simplex. This is generally found on the face, scalp, arms, neck and upper chest. It’s usually indicated by small round blisters when broken and they can secrete a clear or yellowish fluid.

Is a bacterial skin infection contagious?

Some bacterial conditions themselves aren’t contagious, but the bacteria that can potentially cause them are contagious. For example, the Staphylococcus bacteria itself can be transmitted from person to person through direct skin-to-skin contact, including through contact with fluids or pus from an infected wound.

What is parasitic skin infections?

Epidermal parasitic skin diseases (EPSD) are a heterogeneous category of infectious diseases in which parasite–host interactions are confined to the upper layer of the skin. The six major EPSD are scabies, pediculosis (capitis, corporis and pubis), tungiasis and hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans.

What types of viral infections affect the skin?

Localised skin and mucosal conditions caused by viral infections include:

• Herpes simplex (cold sores and genital herpes), eczema herpeticum.
• Herpes zoster (shingles), including Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
• Herpangina / vesicular stomatitis (oral ulcers)
• Molluscum contagiosum.

What are different types of skin diseases?

Stress

• eczema.
• psoriasis.
• acne.
• rosacea.
• ichthyosis.
• vitiligo.
• hives.
• seborrheic dermatitis.