Impetigo
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- Impetigo is a common, highly infectious skin disease caused by staphylococcus bacteria or more rarely by the streptococcus bacteria.
- A bacterial skin infection characterized by microscopic, pus-filled blisters.
- Impetigo is typically treated with antibiotics.
- Impetigo is commonly found on the face, often around the nose and mouth, but it can show up anywhere the skin has been broken.
- Impetigo is usually caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus ("staph") or Streptococcus ("strep").
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