10 Infantigo Symptoms

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Spreading

Infantigo is prone to spreading across the child's body and from child to child. The bacteria can spread through touch or via towels and bedding from the face to the hands, hands to the diaper area, legs or anywhere else on the body.

To prevent spreading, it's recommended that bedding and towels of children with infantigo be washed daily in hot water if possible. Their contact with other children should be limited until a doctor says they are no longer contagious.2‘Impetigo - Symptoms and Causes.’ Mayo Clinic, 21 Apr. 2021, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/impetigo/symptoms-causes/syc-20352352

Infantigo

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