The human skin is the largest part of the body. It helps in keeping the whole body safe against any kind of disease and infection. But the skin can also have different types of diseases. And, you need ...

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New research finds that a common microbe may be directly causing itchiness on the skin it colonizes. (Kinga Krzeminska | Getty Images) If you've got itchy skin, it could be that a microbe making its ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Itching, and the subsequent urge to scratch, can make eczema worse. Kinga Krzeminska/Moment via Getty Images Itching can be ...

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If you've got itchy skin, it could be that a microbe making its home on your body has produced a little chemical that's directly acting on your skin's nerve cells and triggering the urge to scratch.