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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. skin diseases
  5. erysipelas
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. skin diseases
  5. erysipelas
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. erysipelas
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. erysipelas

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erysipelas

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Definition

  • Information An acute infection of the skin caused by species of Streptococcus. This disease most frequently affects infants, young children, and the elderly. Characteristics include pink-to-red lesions that spread rapidly and are warm to the touch. The commonest site of involvement is the face.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/79703

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