The disease can be contagious. You can contract these bacteria if you touch the sores of a person with impetigo or if you touch items like towels, clothes, or sheets that the person used.

Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity ... cellulitis, pyodermas, impetigo, gas gangrene, tinea infections, leg ulcers, stasis dermatitis, immersion foot, frostbite, erythromelalgia ...

disease. It can be treated with antibiotics. Other infections from group A strep include mild ones like impetigo and scarlet fever, as well as more serious infections like cellulitis, necrotizing ...