Injuries and Disorders of the Skin Key Terms

Most common type of skin cancer

Most serious form of skin cancer

Genital form of herpes

Highly contagious, common childhood disease with itchy, fluid-filled blisters

Generates cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth

Warts that develop on the soles of the foot

Type of rapidly growing cancer that appears as a scaly, reddened patch of skin

Virus that causes warts

Disease with a painful, blistering rash, headache, fever, and a general feeling of unwellness

American Cancer Society’s suggestion for determining the presence of melanoma