Tinea Versicolor: White spots on neck, shoulders

Tinea Versicolor: White spots on neck, shoulders

                                                 Tinea versicolor or  Pityriasis versicolor is a fungal infection of skin caused by the yeast Malassezia species (commonly called pityrosporum). This yeast is normally present on everyone’s skin as part of normal skin...
Lyme disease

Lyme disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread among humans by the bite of infected deer ticks (belonging to the family Ixodidae). The tick gets infected by feeding on deer or mice already infected with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. So, not each tick bite ends up...