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Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. [7] [11] The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, [10] making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated to date.
Specialty. Dermatology. Keratosis pilaris ( KP; also follicular keratosis, lichen pilaris, or colloquially chicken skin[ 1]) is a common, autosomal - dominant, genetic condition of the skin's hair follicles characterized by the appearance of possibly itchy, small, gooseflesh -like bumps, with varying degrees of reddening or inflammation. [ 2]
Miliaria, commonly known as heat rash, sweat rash, or prickly heat, [ 1] is a skin disease marked by small, itchy rashes due to sweat trapped under the skin by clogged sweat-gland ducts. Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer. [ 2] Although it affects people of all ages, it is ...
These symptoms can be present across most of the body or just certain areas such as the wrists, between fingers, or along the waistline. [2] The head may be affected, but this is typically only in young children. [2] The itch is often worse at night. [2] Scratching may cause skin breakdown and an additional bacterial infection in the skin. [2]
Pityriasis rosea. Pityriasis rosea is a type of skin rash. [ 2] Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a "herald patch". [ 2] This is then followed, days to weeks later, by an eruption of many smaller scaly spots; pinkish with a red edge in people with light skin and greyish in darker skin. [ 4]
Formication is the sensation resembling that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin, in the absence of actual insects. It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as pins and needles. Formication is a well-documented symptom which has ...
The most common pathogens that are culprits to butthole itching are candida, pinworms, and STDs. Even too much cleaning of the anus can have adverse effects. “Excess cleansing of the perianal ...
Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of 1–2 mm in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. [ 8] Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. [ 4][ 8] Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. [ 7]