There are many different disease names for this type of skin infection including slapped-cheek disease, and fifth disease. Doctors often call it parvoirus infection or erythema infection.
Skin Infection Types
Sounds like something Harry Potter would mutter as he waves his wand. It actually is a common viral skin infection that mainly affects children. The infection first appears as painless bumps that can disappear within a year without treatment.
Tinea cruris is a common fungal infection. It causes a itch, red, perhaps ring-shaped rash to appear in warm areas.
There are many different types of skin infections, one of which is, cellulitis. You may first notice cellulitis as a small area on your skin that is tender and red.
There are two types of impetigo, non-bullous and bullous. The more common type is the non-bullous impetigo.
Having a common cold does not cause a cold sore; the herpes simplex virus causes it. They are very contagious. Some people call them fever blisters.
Cellulitis is a skin infection that is spreading. The symptoms of cellulitis are skin that is tender, involves swelling and redness of the skin.
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