Strains of Staphylococcus (staph) or Streptococcus (strep ... The open sores are highly contagious. Scratching the sores can spread the infection from one place on your skin to another or to ...

more commonly known as "staph," creating risk of blood infection in users with inflamed or physically damaged (cut, sores, punctured) mucosa (inner wall of nasal cavity), according to the Food and ...

He said: "Kissing somebody with a beard can cause an infection? It sure can. If not clean, the beard can harbour a lot of ...