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What does staph start out looking like and does it hurt to touch the wound? is it an opening in the skin that swells with redness an inch all around i
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Staph: infection may start as a small pimple. Then it expands as a red area and can become tender to touch. it can also form an abscess
Answered 5/27/2015
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