Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an infection of the urinary tract more commonly the urethra (urethritis) and the bladder (cystitis). When these are affected, it is called lower UTI. Involvement of the ureter (ureteritis) and kidney (nephritis), also called upper UTI, is less common but can be more serious. Nephritis is classified according to the
Skin Infections can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, or parasites. Common predisposing factors for skin infections are: improper hygiene tight clothes or irritating fabric infrequently changed diapers heat with moisture (tropical climate) cuts, injuries, scrapes, and insect bite repeated itching (especially in inflammatory skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis) crowded living/schools/workplaces poor nutrition coexisting
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Updated April 2021 Antibiotics are a class of medicines used to treat Infections. We are all familiar with the term infection which essentially makes us sick in some way due to germs invading our body. These germs like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites are called micro-organisms as they are seen under a microscope. Barring a