Ask The Doctors: What is impetigo and how do you get it?
What is impetigo and how do you get it? Impetigo is a superficial bacterial infection of the skin, typically caused by staphylococcal or streptococcal bacteria. Breaks in the skin, by scrape, cut or insect bite, allow the bacteria into the skin leading to the infection. Impetigo develops first as red bumps that progress to cloudy
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