How do kids get impetigo? Kids can easily get impetigo, than adult because they are exposed to conditions that triggers the spread of impetigo, kids are expose to overcrowded conditions, like being in day care centers, being in a congested school bus. Kids are much more expose to dirty environment like dirty toilet seat and bathtubs than adult. Kids play games with other children in school and at homes, these increases their chances of getting impetigo, due to skin to skin contact. Children are likely to develop other skin conditions like eczema and boils, shingles, ringworms among others, than adult. These infections create openings for bacteria to sneak in and cause boils. Kids are more like to develop impetigo, because they are much more exposed to crowded environment, exposed to dirty environment, have much more physical body contact and likely affected by skin condition. Can a child go to school with impetigo? A child with impetigo should
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