Diyala College of Medicine holds a scientific symposium on the disease Empitigo and its relationship to Staphylococcus bacteria

The Division of Continuing Education held a scientific symposium on (Empitigo and its relationship to Staphylococcus bacteria), in which Assistant Lecturer Hiba Muhammad Jassim, Assistant Lecturer Iman Salman Khamis, and the symposium rapporteur, Assistant Lecturer Alia Hashim Muhammad, raised awareness about impetigo, a common bacterial skin infection that affects adults and children under the age of 2-6 years. It is characterized by the appearance of fluid-filled sores and blisters on the skin that turn into golden-yellow crusts and is transmitted through direct contact, insect bites, or sharing personal items. It most often affects children under 2-6 years of age, causing fluid-filled sores that turn into golden-yellow crusts. The infection is transmitted through direct contact or sharing personal items.

At the end of the symposium, the presenters explained prevention methods through health awareness and personal hygiene, and treatment is easy when detected early. Shingles are treated by applying a prescription ointment or cream of the antibiotic mupirocin, which is applied directly to the sores two to three times daily for 5 to 10 days.