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5. Makes sense, S. aureus can't enter through intact skin

Thu Nov 23, 2023, 03:36 PM

Nov 2023

to chow down and replicate. Causing an itch provokes a scratch and that can provide an open barn door for the bacillus to travel through.

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What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit [View all] sl8 Nov 2023 OP

makes sense-- hidden microbes often lay underneath various human pathologies LymphocyteLover Nov 2023 #1

That's good to know and perfectly believeable to me because... Trueblue Texan Nov 2023 #2

Very interesting, thanks. nt sl8 Nov 2023 #3

Makes sense, S. aureus can't enter through intact skin Warpy Nov 2023 #5