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Acne is a major medical problem that affects people of all ages. Acne has many levels of severity from slight
breakouts to severe and scarring type of acne conditions. Acne is a skin ailment, or infection that people all
over the world suffer from.
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Common Kinds of Skin Disease
By Naisarasri Sri
Skin disease, which is generically known as dermatosis in the medical world, can cover all parts of
the human body. Dermatosis is often thought of as one and the same as dermatitis, which refers to
skin inflammation. While the two terms are related, they are not identical and have different symptoms
and treatments. Most dermatoses are not contagious but inorder to fully understand and treat them,
adequate research and study must be done.
There are other systematic diseases that manifest their symptoms through the skin, including measles
and rubella, among others, but such diseases are not classified as dermatoses. The more common
examples of skin diseases are acne, athlete's foot, and eczema. Other known examples are herpes,
skin cancer, psoriasis, impetigo, skin tags, sunburn, scabies, pruritis, ulcers, and fifth disease or
slapped face disease.
There are a number of factors that may cause skin disease. Some skin diseases are triggered by the
absorption of a particular material through the skin. Others are caused by failure to use the appropriate
protection gear for the skin, like gloves, aprons, overalls, and many others, and this can result in light
rashes and irritation or serious poisoning.
One kind of skin disease that is popular among everybody regardless of age and sex is acne vulgaris,
also known simply as acne. As a skin disease, acne is caused by changes in philosebaceous units,
which are basically skin structures that consist of a hair follicle and are related to the sebaceous gland.
Acne can be manife