Impetigo

[moggiek]

My DGS (20 months) has been diagnosed with this today. I have no experience of it at all. How infectious is it? Will antibiotics see it off?

It is infectious although when mine have had it no one else in the family caught it, separate towels are a must it will clear up in a couple of days with antibiotics

Impetigo is extremely infectious. I got it on my face, just touching a door handle after someone else who had it and then scratching my face. Horribly itchy, but very important to avoid scratching it, or it will spread.

Antibiotics should help, yes. I had a cream, which was greasy and horrible and unsightly, but it did get rid of it.

Thanks, oddslippers.

Thanks, GiddyKipper.