There are many skin diseases that can affect adults and children, including diseases that are not transmitted from one person to another, and other contagious skin diseases that you should beware of when someone else is infected with them.

We will provide you with a list of contagious skin diseases that are easy to spread by touching or approaching an infected person.

1- Herpes

Herpes is a contagious skin disease caused by HSV, and there are two types of herpes, the first type, HSV-1, which usually causes oral herpes, to spread the infection to the lips and around the mouth.

The second type, HSV-2, has the same skin ulcers, but their appearance is in the genital area.

Herpes is easily transmitted from person to person through

Intimate relationship: due to direct friction between the genitals of the husband and wife, and it is transmitted through the mouth if the infection is of the first type.

Contact with the infected: In the case of touching the herpes on the mouth of one of the infected, then placing the hand on the mouth without washing it, or eating food, the infection will be transmitted to that person.

Drinking a drink in the same cup as the infected person will cause the disease to be transmitted.

2- The belt of fire

Shingles is a viral infection that affects the nerve, and reaches the area of ​​skin surrounding this nerve, and the virus that causes the Varicella-Zoster Virus is the same virus as the chickenpox.

This disease is in the form of a rash surrounding the area of ​​the injury, and therefore it is called a belt of fire, and leads to a sense of severe pain and can cause serious complications.

This skin disease is transmitted from one person to another through touching or using the infected person’s tools, or entering the toilet afterwards without sterilizing and disinfecting it.

3- Vaginal yeast infection

It is a disease that affects women more than men, but it can be transmitted to men through sexual contact.

This skin disease occurs as a result of an imbalance between yeast and bacteria in the vagina, and the imbalance is in the form of a decrease in the proportion of friendly bacteria versus the growth of yeast that leads to the problem.

Therefore, it is advised not to have sexual intercourse if a woman has a vaginal yeast infection, and to adhere to the treatment that consists of topical creams and maintain the cleanliness and dryness of the vagina.

4- Scabies

Scabies is one of the common skin diseases, which occurs as a result of lack of attention to hygiene and lack of bathing, and this disease can be transmitted from one person to another through contact or the use of the patient''s tools.

This disease occurs through a very small insect that penetrates the skin and multiplies in it. The symptoms of scabies are severe itching of the skin that may appear all over the body, and this itching doubles at night.

And it must be completely away from the person infected with scabies and not to use his tools so as not to transmit to another person.

5- Molluscum contagiosum

It is a viral infection that affects the skin, and it is in the form of small white-pink bumps, and the chances of infection are high in hot and humid weather.

As is clear from its name, molluscum contagiosum is a contagious skin disease, and it usually transmits through pools of water, where it can be taken from contaminated water, and therefore it is more common among children, but it may also infect adults.

Also, this disease is transmitted through contact, the use of contaminated tools for an infected person, such as towels, etc., and it can be transmitted in more than one place on the body if a person touches it on his body and then puts his hand on another area.

6- Altinia

It is a contagious fungal infection that affects the skin, and the chances of infection are high in the areas of the thighs and feet, as well as in the scalp and lower breasts.

Tinea can be transmitted through contact as well as by using personal tools, as well as walking barefoot on infected ground.

Chances of infection with Tinea increase in humid and hot areas.

To avoid infection with tinea, it is recommended to maintain hygiene and not to walk without shoes, as well as to stay away from the patient and not to use impersonal tools.

7- Chickenpox

It is one of the diseases that are common among children, especially during the school period and during the spring season, and it is a red pill that appears on the skin and lasts for a period of two weeks, and causes a feeling of fatigue and severe itching that cannot be resisted by the sufferer.

It is easy to transmit chickenpox from one child to another, specifically at the beginning and end of the disease, and it can also infect adults if they have not had it before.

Contact is not required for the transmission of chickenpox, it is sufficient to be with the infected person in one place to catch this disease from him, and of course contact and the use of the infected person''s tools increase the possibility of infection.

That is why it is recommended to keep the child who carries this disease away from his siblings at home and his schoolmates during the period of infection and until full recovery