Skin Conditions: Causes & Risks
Rosacea - What Increases Your Risk
07/24/07, HealthwiseThere are no known risk factors for rosacea. But many people with this skin condition have family members with rosacea.1
Acne Vulgaris - Cause
03/01/07, HealthwiseThere are different types of acne. The most common acne is the type that develops during the teen years. Puberty causes hormone levels to rise, especially testosterone. High hormones cause signal skin glands to start making more o
Acne Vulgaris - What Increases Your Risk
03/01/07, HealthwiseThe tendency to develop acne runs in families. You are more likely to develop severe acne if your parents had severe acne.
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Fungal Nail Infections - Cause
07/24/08, HealthwiseFungal nail infections can be caused by three different types of fungus, alone or in combination.
Fungal Nail Infections - What Increases Your Risk
07/24/08, HealthwiseThe risk of getting a fungal nail infection depends on your susceptibility to fungal infection.
Athlete's Foot - Cause
07/02/08, HealthwiseAthlete's foot (tinea pedis) is a fungal infection of the skin of the foot. Most athlete's foot is caused by one of two types of fungus.
Athlete's Foot - What Increases Your Risk
07/02/08, HealthwiseAthlete's foot is easily spread (contagious)—you can get it by touching the affected area of a person who has it. More commonly, you pick up the fungi from damp, contaminated surfaces, such as the floors in public showers or locker rooms.
Dupuytren's Disease - Health Tools
03/31/08, HealthwiseHealth Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
Lice - Cause
11/24/08, HealthwiseLice are very easily spread, usually through close personal contact. Lice infestation may be caused by any of the three types of lice:
Lice - What Increases Your Risk
11/24/08, HealthwiseFactors that increase the risk of getting lice include:
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