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If you have scabies, your sexual partners and household members need to be treated. More on symptoms, scabies rash, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and where to get help.

Pubic lice (crabs) spread through skin-to-skin contact and can cause small red areas, sores and itching.

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin that occurs most commonly on the lower legs and in areas where the skin is damaged or inflamed.

Untreated rheumatic fever can lead to serious complications such as rheumatic heart disease.

Molluscum contagiosum can be mistaken for genital warts or pimples, see your doctor for an accurate diagnosis. More on symptoms, rash, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and where to get help.

Sexual health month brings the community together to highlight the importance of getting regular sexual health checks, STI testing and preventing illness through safer sex practices (such as condoms).

Safe sex is sexual contact that doesn't involve the exchange of semen, vaginal fluids or blood between partners.