How to avoid infection from a burn?

My friend got like carpet burn on her arm about 3 days ago. She cleaned it and put a bandage on it, which she took off at night. Its very sticky with yellow pus coming out of it. Is ...show more

Hello! I'm 26 and I had this problem a few years ago and doctor prescribe something I forgot, it was a pill but forgot the name and I would like to avoid the visit to the doctor because I recently noticed I have this same kind of infection, there are...

i have a cigarette burn on my arm, and at first there was a blister but then it popped accidentally. i put some vaseline on it at first and then when i got home i put some antibiotic ointment on it. what else can i do to facilitate healing and avoid...

Ok I had a cyst on the shaft of my penis, went to doctor and he used an electro-cauterization tool to burn it off. he gave me bactroban previously to this (much like neosporin, an anti-bacterial cream) and said to keep applying that. But is there anything...

I burned myself with hot tea 6 days ago (Monday) and got a blister on my chest. And i accidentally rubbed the surrounding skin off the next day and popped the blister the day after. I went to the clinic, and the doctor ended up cutting the blister off...

I saw an advertisement on t.v about these pills or capsules, like liver tone shots for example, which you have before drinking alcohol or foods which burn stomach. Rather then equalizing food acids to avoid burn, this puts a layer of something around...

i just got my ears pierced an hour ago and i hated the earrings that were in. i knew that you arent supposed to take them out for risk of infection, but i risked it. i made sure everything was clean and i was careful. are there any other steps other...

i have 5 yrs baby & she always have throat infection & fever whtat should be done so that it can be avoid bcoz she is not putting on weight becos of it.