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Hand infection
A hand infection is a condition in which a person has a hand problem caused by infection with germs such as yeast, fungi, viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Oral medicines, IV medicines, and/or creams and gels can be used in the treatment of hand infections. Severe infections may require hand surgery.
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the treatment for hand infection?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have a hand infection and its swollen from where cat bit me?
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A 34-year old asked:
Hand infections help! Seem worse when I use Purell?
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A 43-year old asked:
What should i do if my antibiotics haven't worked on my hand infection?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible that touching the anus/genitals then mouth without washing hands perpetuate infection?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have had a very swollen hand caused by infection. Swelling going down but skin left very loose & wrinkled. Is this normal & what can I do about it?
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A member asked:
Lets say theres blood on a car peddle you take shoes inside the house and you take ur shoes off you have cuts on your hands,? Could it cause infection
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A 33-year old asked:
Can hand gel prevent wound infection?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I've got a bowel infection and now my hands keep swelling up?
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A female asked:
I was bitten and scratched by a cat about an hour ago on my hand. Is some swelling normal or indicate infection? i poured peroxide on the wounds and then applied lots of bacitracin. I am concerned that these punctures and scratches are a little swollen, a
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A member asked:
Could blood be located everywhere&every object? And if you have cuts on hands and grab an object could it cause infection? How long does blood live?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have a cut on my hand and I tested out a hand scrub, one that you dig your hand into, others also tested it. Is there risk of infection, HIV ?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is staff infection contagious? How would or could my children get infected by me if this is a form of staff on my hands and other various places body
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A 21-year old asked:
Will using hand sanitizer help in the spread of E.coli infections?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My cervix has been hurting for two days because i check for ovulation with clean hands. Can it be an infection now?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My bf has this some sort of red lump rash on the bottom side of his hand and up the arm and they itch. he thinks maybe its from his tooth infection?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Fell abt a wk ago, scraped my hand and knees good. I've cleaned infection on both abt 3 times and they've returned, also my hand is in pain from scrap
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A 16-year old male asked:
I cut my hand with a sharp knife. it sometimes reopens.what are my chances of getting a serious infection? Like hiv or so. I go to public places a lot
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A 39-year old asked:
Can a fungal infection on palms of hands go septic?
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A 64-year old female asked:
I have a six finger on my left hand, will be having surgery tomorrow it is infective taking pain med and Antobo. Will this infection cause prob?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I found out today I could possibly have staph infection on my hand. Could I have spread it to my daughter? I held her an hour today while she slept.
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A member asked:
I have cuts all over my hands from washing my hands due to the work i do which would be drawing blood.. could i be at high risk for blood infection?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Hi, when the doctor removes your suturing stitch of a wound on my hand, does it mean that the wound is closed? Infections cant get in throw the wound
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A 31-year old male asked:
Sustained fairly deep blister wound centre of palm 1wk ago. Healing but whole hand is painful itchy sensation. Cud there be infection? No visual sign.
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A 21-year old male asked:
What Happens if I smoke marijuana while taking amox-clav 875 mg for an infection in my hand?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is it common to have a fungal infection on your hands that lasts more than 2 weeks after treatment with antifungal ointment?
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A member asked:
If i have open sores on my hands! Can glove removal transmitt infection if patient has hep c or hiv or any disease?
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A 27-year old asked:
What are warts? Virus infections? If so, how come a wart doesn't keep spreading wider until one covers your whole hand?
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A 34-year old female asked about a male:
My 5 year old son is supposedly developing rash on hands, feet due to antibiotic he is taking for upper respitory infection?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What are the odds of a 22yo, healthy female getting a septic blood infection through small blisters on hands after handling unwashed chicken eggs&dirt?
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