Leprosy Affects Parts Of The Body

Other symptoms of the scarlet fever are a red rash, red lines, flushed face and strawberry tongue. The rash looks similar to sunburn and feels like sandpaper. The rash starts on the face, then moves down to the chest, arms, and legs. Red lines form around the folds of skin around the groin, armpits, elbows, knees and the neck. They are usually more red than the rest of the rash. Scarlet fever also affects the tongue, early on in the fever the tongue may be white. As the illness progresses the person may develop strawberry tongue. This symptom is when the tongue becomes red and bumpy, which also makes it hard for the victim to swallow at times. (Mayo

     There are three different types of Lupus. They are: Discoid, Systematic, and Drug-Induced. Discoid Lupus only effects a persons skin. The only symptom of Discoid Lupus is a rash. Systematic Lupus is the most common form of Lupus. It effects

Very severe outbreaks may have symptoms that include swollen and tender lymph glands in the groin, throat, or under the arms, and even flu-like feelings such as fever, chills, headache, and a general run down feeling.

Lyme disease can affect nearly all of our body’s functions in one way or another. According to Lyme expert Dr. Lee Cowden, “Typically, the elimination organs are invaded: Kidneys, bladder, liver, skin and lymph glands. The Borrelia

Facial redness or a rash on the face appears in the shape of a butterfly. This rash is flat, patchy lesions can also occur on the face; these lesions are raised and rough to the touch. Some Lupus patients may lose their hair, and scarring on the scalp may be related to this. Lupus patients also experience photosensitivity, a harmful reaction to sunlight. Rashes can occur due to exposure to sunlight. People that have Lupus bruise easily. Ulcers may occur in the mouth, nose and throat ." #

Also, horrendous black and purple spots would form on arms and legs. From these spots puss and blood would spill out once they split open. When one would find out they had the disease they would find

disease, the infected person would notice black painful lumps. These boils would usually appear around the

A common example of CL is a rash across the bridge of the nose, known as the butterfly rash, and over the cheeks. In Cutaneous Lupus sores can develop in the scalp, and on the neck and face. Only ten percent of people who have Cutaneous Lupus will develop Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

• The rash looks infected. Signs of infection include redness, swelling, and lasting or increasing pain.

The skin becomes black, thick and greasy. —There are neither pustules, nor tubercles, nor scales, nor any thing out of the way on the skin” (Rush 289).

The rash starts on your arms and legs the eventually spreads to your entire body. It almost looks like you are very sunburnt. After a couple of days of having the rash it turns almost a really white color then gets rough and hard like sandpaper. It hurts and stings while having the rash. By this point if you haven't got skin treatment you will probably have lasting effects with your skin. But if you get treatment the rash will start to disappear and in most cases it will peel off of your hands a feet then after the peeling has healed you shouldn't get it ever again. They say that once you have Scarlet fever and you get over it you shouldn't ever get it again. They say kinda like the chicken pox. Scholars also say that if you get it bad tho you really never get over it because it has lasting effects on some of your major

These symptom then develop into a painful purple or even a reddish rash. The rash leads to blisters, that leads to the top layer of your skin to shed. Having the skin be exposed like this, can lead to more serious infections. It can also lead to blindness, damage to internal organs, permanent skin damage, and death. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is similar to the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, in which it also has flu-like symptoms, then develops into a blistering rash. Skin peels off, nails and hair even began to fall out. It is fatal when the person becomes infected. The third skin reaction is the Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis. This reaction causes many small blisters to show up on the skin, along with a fever. This condition usually settles in about two weeks, but only if the acetaminophen is

People can also be infected by this destructive disease. Their symptoms are things like a fever, headache, and loss of appetite. These people also have a terrible itching and burning at the

The first and most common form is the Plaque Psoriasis. It is an infected area that appears red on the base of the skin and covered by silvery scales. About 80% of patients with the disorder have this type of form. The second form is the Guttate Psoriasis where there are small infected areas are on the trunk, limbs, and scalp. This type of form can be triggered by infections in the upper respiratory such as a sore throat. The third form is called the Pustular Psoriasis where the infected areas will develop noninfectious pus inside blisters on the skin. This is said to be triggered through medication, infections, stress, or exposure to certain chemicals. The fourth form is called the Inverse Psoriasis. This form is caused by irritation such as friction or sweating and will cause the infected area to appear smooth and red in the folds of the skin near the genitals. Lastly, the Erythrodermic Psoriasis form is the most severe among the forms. It appears throughout the body causing reddening and scaling of the skin and can be triggered by severe sunburn or specific medication.

What is your favorite disease? Mine is Leprosy. To some that might seem like an odd question, but to me, its more interesting then whoever is on the front cover of magazines. It started with art. I have been drawing the human body since I can remember. My room was littered with papers of my sketches of the human body, skulls, and bones in various mammals. I found myself spending days reading about plagues, and staring at DaVinci’s articulate way of drawing the human body. It amazed me how resilient the human race is and how we continue to evolve. Biology has always been another art to me, and continues to challenge me in ways to fully understand the word as we call it, life.