There may be several reasons why your children have recurrent impetigo. The commonest is that the infection has not completely cleared and a longer course of antibiotics by mouth will be needed.

Impetigo is very itchy and highly contagious. This is why it can whip through nurseries, playgroups and families; anywhere that individuals are in close contact hence young children are more at risk.

There has been a surge in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) on the sister island of Tobago.In response to the ...