Sentences with phrase «small break in the skin»

It is most common in children under the age of 6 and begins when bacteria get into the skin after a small break in the skin like a scratch or insect bites.

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Inadequate amounts of vitamin C cause small vessels in the body which bring nutrients to the skin to become fragile; the skin then breaks down more easily, facilitating the entry of infectious organisms.
These aggregates are the smallest particles actually present in the system and the forces required to break apart the aggregates are far greater than those encountered during manufacturing or application of these products onto skin.
This creates suction that breaks capillaries, the small blood vessels near the skin surface, and results in red (or purple) marks where the cup was.
If the abscess grows big enough, it can burst and break through the skin and you can see the pus oozing onto the fur of your dog through a small hole in the formed lump.
A rabbit bite can be very painful and results in a small patch of bruising and broken skin.
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