About This Quiz
The skin is the largest organ in the body, so there's obviously a lot to say about it. We could write 100 "Ultimate Skin" quizzes and still not scratch the surface, so consider this quiz just the tip of the iceberg.Epidermis (outermost layer), dermis (connective tissue, sweat glands, hair follicles), hypodermis (fat, connective tissue)
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Eighty-five percent of us will get acne, the most common skin condition.
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Warts are No. 2 -- three out of four people will have them at some point.
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When the human papillomavirus (HPV) enters the body, it causes skin cells to multiply rapidly and form a wart.
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Melanoma is the big one. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2008, about 8,420 people would die from the disease.
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Most skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas -- which, fortunately, are highly curable.
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You're actually at risk for shingles only if you have had chickenpox. Long after your chickenpox symptoms are gone, the virus stays dormant in your body and could resurface as shingles.
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Scabies happens when mites burrow through the upper layer of your skin, causing irritation and blisters.
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When you have a reaction to an irritant, there's a chemical reaction in your skin. Antihistamines block that process.
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Atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema, is the most common skin inflammation out there.
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