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Introduction To Massage

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1. Painful - hot - red - pustules on the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. They may occur singly or in groups called folliculitus - or clusters called carbuncles.






2. New skin or connective tissue that grows after an injury - infection - or surgery. Lacks pigment - hair follicles and sweat glands.






3. Chronic inflammatory condition involving facial skin - eyes - and eyelids - occurs in stages of severity - starting with occasional flushing - continuing through general inflammation of the face and eyes






4. Burn to the top layer of skin. It is the least severe of all burns. Signs include redness or mild discoloration - pain - and mild swelling.






5. A viral infection resulting in painful blisters on a red base that develop around the mouth - genitals - or other areas.






6. Tiny parasites known as crabs - infest pubic and coarse body hair.






7. Host provides food and shelter but not adversely affected.






8. Reddish brown insect measuring 3-6 mm long that feed on human blood and turn purple after feeding. Have a painless bite






9. Non-contagious skin rash - characterized by itchy scaly patches and brought about by a hypersensitivity reaction.






10. Flat reddish-purple patch commonly seen on face and neck. Do not disappear.






11. Small - ruby red-purplish round vascular lesion - slightly raised. Commonly seen on trunk and chest






12. Leave itchy trails or nodules where they burrow under the skin.






13. A delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)






14. Hives






15. 'Herald patch' initial solitary lesion and then weeks later get a fine cigarette paper scale with papules in christmas tree pattern on back. Mini-epidemics in young adults






16. Light blue/grey or grey/green macule caused by selective pigmentation. Commonly seen on the buttocks and sacral areas of Asians and blacks.






17. White patches on the tongue or inside the cheek






18. Ability of a pathogen to cause disease.






19. A non-contagious - chronic skin disease involving the excessive production of new skin cells that pile up into isolated or connected lesions.






20. Nits are small - rice-shaped flecks that cling strongly to hair shafts.






21. Often preceded by a prodromic stage: 2 or 3 days of tingling - itching - or pain. Then blisters appear gathered around a red base. The blisters gradually crust and disappear - usually within 2 weeks.






22. A group of over 100 pathogens that are associated with several types of human warts. Also associated with cervical cancer in females.






23. Flat pigmented spot on skin. a.k.a. liver spots - Malignant lentigines are dark and large and grow slowly.






24. A chronic autoimmune disorder involving damage to small blood vessels. Leads to abnormal accumulations of collagen in the skin and other tissues.






25. Both host and microorganism benefit.






26. A bacterial infection of the skin (staph or streptococcal) usually seen in infants and young children.






27. Presence and multiplication of a living organism on or in a host.






28. Damage includes all layers of the epidermis and possibly some of the dermis too. Symptoms include redness - blisters - edema and pain. Often leave a permanent scar.






29. Common warts - look like hard cauliflower-shaped lumps






30. Pruritic condition characterized by tiny vesicles on neck - trunk - back - folds of skin.






31. Dilated capillaries commonly seen around the nose and sun exposed areas.






32. Vary in size and shape. Brown or black due to presence of melanocytes. Flat or raised with well defined borders.






33. Soft - round - peduncular - brown papules often see on the neck and axilla. Common in elderly - pregnant and obese. a.k.a. acrochordons






34. Only the organism benefits - host sick.






35. By far the most common form of skin cancer.






36. Non-malignant - pre-malignant - malignant






37. Total number of active cases at any given time.






38. Sudden increase in incidence - above endemic rates.






39. An inflammatory skin reaction to a variety of triggers. a.k.a. urticaria






40. Any organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of another organism.






41. Erythematous rash occurs from bi-products of urine breakdown. Can lead to secondary (yeast) infection.






42. Incidence and prevalence are relatively stable in a given population.






43. Lesions caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Typically named by location.






44. Flat - smooth - bluish blood vessels commonly seen at the back of heads - lips and ears.






45. Shiny purple - white-topped polygonal papules commonly seen on wrists - ankles - trunk and oral lesions. Rough - scaly and severely itchy.






46. Number of new cases within a defined population.






47. Classic butterfly rash (redness on nose and cheeks) in acute stage. Subacute stage resembles psoriasis.






48. Decubitus ulcers






49. Scleroderma






50. A bacterial infection caused by streptococci - leading to painful inflammation of the skin. Often seen in lower leg.