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How To Cure Ringworm

Staff468 — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:35:00 -0600

"Ringworm" may be one of the most visibly appropriate, yet factually misleading medical terms. Looking at a patch of ringworm, you could easily imagine that an actual worm is the culprit, but in reality ringworm isn't a worm at all. It's a fungus! Were it not for the itching and the spreading, and the discomfiting redness, you could almost admire ringworm for its elegant circular design. Almost, but not quite.

Ringworm can appear on any part of your body that has keratinized skin. Thankfully, that excludes your eyeballs and mucus membranes! But it includes everywhere else. Here's how you'll know if you have ringworm.

How To Remove Plantar Warts

Brian263 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:32:00 -0600

Did you know that the same virus at the center of the current cervical cancer awareness is also responsible for plantar warts? Sounds crazy, but it's true - human papillomavirus (or HPV), albeit a different type of the virus than the cervical cancer types, is what causes those painful and ugly plantar warts to appear on the soles of our feet.

What causes plantar warts? People get warts through direct contact with HPV, of which there are many different types. The type that causes plantar warts likes to hang out in damp, warm environments - the kind that arouse your suspicion anyway, like public showers, swimming pools, locker rooms, your roommates shower mat, or communal shoes (if you're sharing shoes with people, you might want to inspect their feet first). If you walk barefoot through these areas, you could acquire plantar warts.

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How To Heal Lip Sores

L544 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:44:00 -0600

Lip sores are often referred to as cold sores or fever blisters and are a result of the herpes simplex type 1 virus. There are two types of herpes simplex virus. The first is herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), which can cause cold sores on or around the mouth in most cases . A person who has the second type of herpes virus (HSV2) may primarily experience genital herpes. Herpes simplex type 2 is a sexually transmitted disease that results in painful blisters in the genital area.