Cellulitis — a skin infection that causes pain, redness, and swelling — isn’t contagious; you can’t catch it from someone else. Cellulitis is caused when bacteria that normally live on your skin enter your body and infect deeper tissues. This can happen if you have an injury such as a cut or burn, or even a scrape or insect bite.
You mayalsohave a greater risk of getting cellulitis if you:
Have a chronic skin condition such as eczema or athlete’s foot
Have diabetes or vascular disease
Are overweight
Take immune-suppressing medications such as corticosteroids
Get relief from your cellulitis with an online diagnosis, treatment plan, and electronically filled prescriptions from dermatologists and physicians on Amwell
Get relief from measles symptoms with an online diagnosis, treatment plan, follow-up, and electronically filled prescriptions from board certified physicians 24/7
Get relief from your Scleroderma with an online diagnosis, treatment plan, and electronically filled prescriptions from board certified physicians 24/7
As we enter fall, you and your family may have concerns about the flu (influenza) and how its symptoms differ from those of COVID-19. Here are some ways to identify and prevent the flu and COVID-19.
