In this study, primary and secondary school students were screened for the presence of viral infections of the skin in Malatya. Among 9281 students, 210 had warts, 14 had herpes simplex, 3 had molloscum contagiosum, 2 had zona, and 1 had varicella. The viral infection rates were calculated as 2.26%, 0.15%, 0.032%, 0.021%, and 0.011% respectively. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1997;4(4):387-390]
Key Words: Cutaneous viral infections, school children, epidemiology
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