noun
- a contagious bacterial skin infection that causes red sores or blisters, especially around the mouth and nose
Usage: medical
Examples
- The child developed impetigo after scratching mosquito bites with dirty fingernails.
- Impetigo is common in young children and spreads easily in schools.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotic cream to treat the impetigo.
- Good hygiene helps prevent impetigo from spreading to other family members.
- The characteristic honey-crusted lesions indicated impetigo.
- Swimming pools can sometimes be a source of impetigo transmission.