I think it's important for us to talk about skin diseases and disorders.

Skin diseases, disorders and conditions include persons with boils,

infected wounds, open sores, abrasions,

or weeping dermatological lesions. We should avoid working where there is a

likelihood

they could contaminate healthcare supplies, body art equipment, or working

surfaces.

Workers skin should be free of rash or an infection

and health care workers, tattoo artists, and caregivers should cover any sores

with bandages

to avoid the potential spread of disease. Let's talk a little bit about the skin

anatomy.

See, the skin is the largest organ of the body. And it contains blood vessels, sentry

receptors, nerves, and sweat glands.

It's made about the epidermis and the dermis.

And it varies in thickness from one and a half to about four millimeters or more.

Skin as the first-line defense against infection

as long as it's intact. It's made up of the epidermis,

the thick outer layer of the tissue that's strong and tough as long as it's intact.

The dermis, which is the strong flexible second layer

of connective tissue. That dermis is filled with blood vessels and

any unclean tattoo or body art is it a high-risk activity for blood borne

pathogens,

because it involves multiple punctures of the skin

to instill that pigment into the dermis. The hypo-dermis is just below the

skin.

And it's the fatty layer, also called the subcutaneous layer.

Let's take a look at some commonly spread skin diseases.

They include several types, but the first was going to be in the bacteria group.

The first one is staphylococcus aureus,

Otherwise known as staph. It's a bacterium commonly found on the skin

and in the nose of some individuals.

Most the time staph really doesn't cause any harm. The infections can look like

little tiny pimples or boils or other skin conditions,

and most are able to be treated. MRSA,

the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection can look a lot like

ordinary skin wounds

or a boil or an infected sore. However the sore doesn't really seem to ever

heal, and in fact sometimes it even looks like it gets worse.

People contract MRSA by touching infected mucous membranes, skin,

or other contaminated objects. And in the community most MRSA

infections are limited to skin. More severe or potentially life-threatening

MRSA infections occur most frequently among patients in health care settings.

Now let's look at viruses. The most common is herpes

simplex. It's generally found in the face, especially the lips,

but it can also be seen on the scalp, or the arms, the neck, and upper chest

Small round blisters when broken may secrete

a little clear or yellowish fluid, and that fluid is highly contagious.

People contracted herpes by touching infected saliva

and those other mucous membranes or the skin. And then fungus

the most common of these has several different names for about the same

type of fungus. And that's athletes foot,

jock itch, and ringworm. It causes red, patchy, flaky, itchy areas.

It's contagious and is easily spread from one person to another.

It spreads when infected area on another person or contaminated surface, like a

shower or the floor of the shower

is touched. Affected areas need to be kept clean and dry

and there can be medications to help get rid of that infection

once and for all. Some people with the following conditions are more prone to

skin disorders.

Healing may especially adversely be affected by receiving tattoos

or body art. A history of hepatitis B or hepatitis C,

HIV and AIDS, diabetes,

history of hemophilia, or any other blood disorder,

history of skin diseases or skin lesions,

a history of allergies or adverse reactions to pigments, dyes, latex,

etc., or an immune disorder.