What Is
Itching: Itching is the irritation of the skin that induces the desire to
scratch, itching causes emotional, physical, psychological stress to
individuals harboring diseases that cause itching.
Is Itching a
disease: No, itching is not a disease on its own but a symptom of so many
diseases.
What causes
itching: scabies which is a skin disease and most of the veneral diseases known
to man have itching as their symptom, such as syphilis, genital warts, herpes
virus, staphylococcus aureus;
Then, as well
as in systematic diseases not primarily related to the skin such as diabetes,
obstructive liver diseases and certain kidney diseases.
Itching is
also connected to some kinds of menstruation problems and in menopause. Itching
often occurs in elderly persons whose skin glands are less active than before.
Different
Kinds of Itching: Itching caused y veneral disease like syphilis,
staphylococcus, aureus and herpes virus affects mostly the genital organs and
sometime the whole body.
Itching
caused by diabetes, liver disease etc comes in form of bites like that of
mosquito and it can be on the whole body or any part of the body.
Itching
caused reactions to certain drugs, medication, food, or environment are
different to that caused by infections. Itching caused by scabies are more
intensive and inconveniencing and it can disgrace somebody in the public.
Itching by
dandruff is only on the head and troublesome.
How Itching
can be managed: It is important to find out through diagnosis what caused the
itching in particular before any medication.
Wear underclothing that will not irritate the skin.
You need
help, especially in case of persistent itching in the genital and anal region.
