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{{‪Impetigo‬}}

==Overview==
In 2010, 140 million people suffered from impetigo. It is more common among children.<ref name="pmid23245607">{{cite journal| author=Vos T, Flaxman AD, Naghavi M, Lozano R, Michaud C, Ezzati M et al.| title=Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. | journal=Lancet | year= 2012 | volume= 380 | issue= 9859 | pages= 2163-96 | pmid=23245607 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23245607  }} </ref>

==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Incidence===
*In 2010, 140 million people suffered from impetigo.<ref name="pmid23245607">{{cite journal| author=Vos T, Flaxman AD, Naghavi M, Lozano R, Michaud C, Ezzati M et al.| title=Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. | journal=Lancet | year= 2012 | volume= 380 | issue= 9859 | pages= 2163-96 | pmid=23245607 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23245607  }} </ref>

===Age===
*Impetigo is more common among young children between age 2 to 5. Particularly those who attend school or daycare centers.<ref name="pmid25250996">{{cite journal| author=Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G| title=Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2014 | volume= 90 | issue= 4 | pages= 229-35 | pmid=25250996 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25250996  }} </ref>

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