Le zona

Shingles Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland What causes shingles ? Shingles comes from the latin word cingulum meaning girdle. People who have had chickenpox before can develop herpes zoster, or shingles. The same virus that causes chicken pox, causes shingles. The chickenpox virus remains in a dormant state in certain nerve cells of…

La Gale

What is scabies? Scabies is a very itchy skin problem, that: commonly affects the hands, wrists and fingers. It can affect the elbows, armpits, nipples and buttocks. In males, the genitals are often affected. The itch is worse at night. How do you get scabies? This condition is caused by the scabies mite (Sarcoptes Scabiei…