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| Abrasion | Abrasions are minor skin wounds in which the skin's surface is worn or torn by rubbing or scraping. |
| Acne | Acne, a skin condition marked by pimples and blackheads, usually appears on the face, chest, and back. |
| Athlete's Foot | Athlete's Foot is a fungal infection. |
| Bee Sting | Depending on the victim's sensitivity, the reaction to the sting of a bee, wasp, or yellow jacket may vary from a small area of redness that swells and itches to a life-threatening allergic reac |
| Body Odor | Most body sweat evaporates and cools the body. If sweat becomes trapped in body hair or skin folds, bacteria can grow in the sweat, causing body odor. |
| Burn | A burn is tissue damage caused by agents such as heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. |
| Calluses | A callus is a hard, thick area of skin. |
| Chapped Lips | Chapped lips, characterized by dry, rough, cracked, or reddened lips, are caused by a lack of moisture in the skin. |
| Chicken Pox | Chicken pox is a relatively mild, highly contagious disease caused by a virus and spread through the air. |
| Cold Sore | A cold sore, a skin inflammation caused by the herpes simplex virus, is characterized by patches of small painful blisters. |
| Contact Dermatitis | Contact Dermatitis is skin inflammation caused by contact with substances the body believes harmful. |
| Corn | A corn is an area of hardened or thickened skin on or between the toes. |
| Cradle Cap | Cradle Cap, characterized by patches of dry, flaky skin, can appear on the scalps of babies less than a year old. |
| Cut | A cut is a skin wound caused by slicing with a sharp object, such as a knife. |
| Dandruff | Dandruff are small flakes of skin which cover the scalp. |
| Diaper Rash | An area of raw, painful skin around the anus of babies, diaper rash may be caused by contact with stool or urine-soaked diapers. |
| Dry Skin | Skin that loses its natural moisture becomes cracked and itchy. |
| Eczema | Eczema is an allergic reaction resulting in red, thickened, scaling skin. |
| Fungal Skin Infection | There are three types of common fungal skin infections: athletes foot (tinea pedis), ringworm (tinea corpus), and jock itch (tinea cruris) |
| Heat Rash | An itchy rash comprised of small raised, red spots, heat rash commonly appears on the face, neck, chest, back, and thighs. It is most common in moist conditions. |
| Hemorrhoids | Hemorrhoids are enlarged veins in the wall of the anus, usually caused by prolonged constipation or straining at the stool. |
| Hives | An allergic reaction in which red round wheels appear on the skin, hives may range in size from small spots to several inches across. |
| Impetigo | Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection prevalent among babies and small children. The infection first appears as a small red patch. |
| Infection | An infection is the disease caused by the invasion of a bacteria or virus. |
| Inflammation | Inflammation is a sign the body is responding to injury. It may involve pain, heat, redness, or swelling. |
| Jock Itch | Jock itch is a fungal infection. It can be contracted in locker rooms, public showers, or by sharing towels. |
| Lice | Head lice are small insects that live in human hair. Their bites are the cause of the itching that is characteristic of head lice. |
| Muscle Cramps | Painful spasms that usually occur in the legs, muscle cramps occur when muscles contract but do not relax. |
| Nicotine Addiction | Nicotine addiction produces irritability, insomnia, and tremors when blood levels of nicotine drop below threshold levels. |
| Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac | Poison ivy, oak and sumac contain a chemical called uroshiol oil on the surfaces of their leaves. When uroshiol comes in contact with the skin, a severe inflammatory response may occur. |
| Psoriasis | Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition characterized by scaly red patches that appear on the elbows, forearms, knees, legs, scalp, and other parts of the body. |
| Ringworm | Ringworm (tinea corpus) is a fungal skin infection usually found on the scalp, face, back, or thighs. |
| Scar | A scar is the mark left on the skin after a wound heals. |
| Scrape (Abrasion) | Scrapes (abrasions) are minor skin wounds in which the surface of the skin is worn away by rubbing or torn away by scraping. |
| Seborrhea | Seborrhea is caused by excess oil secretion by the sebaceous glands. The condition predisposes to acne and frequently appears at puberty. It is seen mostly on the face. |
| Shingles | Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus. Initially, the herpes zoster virus causes chicken pox. |
| Skin Rash: Contact Dermatitis and Eczema | Skin rash is inflammation of skin. Contact dermatitis and Eczema are common causes of skin rash. |
| Smoking (Nicotine Addiction) | Nicotine addiction produces irritability, insomnia, and tremors when blood levels of nicotine drop below threshold levels. |
| Sprain | When a joint is forced beyond its normal range of motion, ligaments can tear or stretch. |
| Sunburn | Sunburn is the injury that occurs when skin is overexposed to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays. |
| Tendinitis | Tendinitis is the inflammation of the tough whitish chord that secures muscle to bone. |
| Tenosynovitis | Tenosynovitis, a repetitive motion injury, is the inflammation of a tendon sheath. |
| Vulvitis | Vulvitis is the inflammation of the external female genitalia. |
| Warts | A wart is a small, benign, hard, skin-colored growth on the skin caused by a virus. |
| Wound Infection | When skin is injured by either cutting or scraping, it becomes susceptible to bacterial and fungal infection. |
| Wrinkles | Wrinkles are folds in the skin that occur with aging as the result of decreased oil production. |
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