Every year, as the heat sets in, impetigo cases increase, and IBacterial infectionswhat causes small skin lesions and blisters especially in children.However, this year health department testing a Continued growth The number of cases has soared for a month, so that last week the rate in Catalonia reached 41 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to Prensa Ibérica group media Diari de Girona and EL PERIÓDICO. In the Girona health zone alone, Salut has detected 347 cases, 22% more than a month ago. In addition, if compared with the same period last year, 238 cases were detected, a decrease of 46%. The difference from 2021 and 2020 is even bigger, with 92 and 67 registered respectively.
In the Girona health zone alone, Salut has detected 347 cases, 22% more than a month ago
It is necessary to go back to 2018 to find a large number of cases of this pathology. In fact, there are multiple outbreaks of impetigo this year, especially in late summer and fall. As of November, 43 infections had been detected across Catalonia, most of them in the city of Barcelona, especially in school settings since September.
Salut also saw an increase in pharyngitis cases
The values reached this year were also finally registered last year, albeit later, already in August.So this year’s infection coming soon We’ll have to see what evolution happens next.
resembling a wound or bite
It is a skin disease that primarily affects children between the ages of 2 and 5, but can be detected in people of all ages. Prognosis is good and it heals easily with antibiotic ointment in a few days, but treatment is important to avoid contagion or spread of the disease.
Impetigo is a fairly unknown infection that can sometimes be difficult to identify because it can be mistaken for a wound or bite.
usually character Mild but highly contagious. It spreads easily to other parts of the body and to other people through direct or indirect contact. Impetigo is more common in summer and early fall, as heat and humidity favor its appearance. It often occurs in the home environment, school, and other centers of high interpersonal contact. Practicing proper hygiene is the best preventative measure.
The incubation period varies between 1 and 10 days depending on the causative bacteria. The most common symptom of impetigo is the appearance of skin lesions. The most common presentation is the ampoule, the contents of which are initially clear and later cloudy. The blisters rupture easily, leaving an inflamed red area covered with a thin yellow scab. The scab falls off without leaving a scar.
Lesions usually come in groups of 3 to 6 and are most common on the face, around the mouth or nose, and on the extremities, but can appear anywhere on the surface of the body. They occur more often in areas of the skin that have cuts, scratches, etc. Therefore, uncovered areas are the most commonly affected areas.
Increased pharyngeal tonsillitis
this StreptococcusMajor cause of increase in impetigo, also seen in other infections such as Pharyngeal tonsillitis, in Streptococcus var. While cases have fallen in recent weeks, 80% more cases have been detected than last year.
Finally, scarlet fever is also caused by Streptococcus, and the number of cases in Girona dropped sharply after peaking in mid-May, with a total of 73 cases in one week. Only 10 cases have been detected in recent days.
Scarlet fever is also an infection that affects the skin, but it also has other symptoms such as swollen glands in the neck, sore throat and a fever over 38 degrees that can help confirm the diagnosis.