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Minor ailments: infections and parasites

The following resources support the treatment and management of common infections and parasites.

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Urinary tract infection in adults: diagnosis, management and prevention

Case-based learning: shingles

Helminths either live as parasites, or free of a host, in aquatic and terrestrial environments. In the image, micrograph of the head of a tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis)

Helminth infections: diagnosis and treatment

CBL Impetigo

Case-based learning: impetigo

Trichophyton interdigitale, the fungus responsible for athlete's foot.

Over-the-counter treatments for athlete’s foot

Thrush spores

Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy

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Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment

Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head and thorax of a human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a strand of human hair.

Head lice: resistance and treatment options

Warts and verrucas are common viral skin infections, affecting around 7–12% of the population at any one time, and are more common in children. They are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). In the image, micrograph of a common wart

Warts and verrucas: assessment and treatment

Managing fever in children

Managing fever in children

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fungal nail lead 18

How to treat fungal nail effectively

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