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
