Not washing hands after using the bathroom. Improper cleaning procedures. Open wounds, sores, scratches.
getting bit by a spider.
Staph infection
Staphylococcus is a harmful bacterium but most of the time it stays outside the skin waiting for a chance to get through a cut, graze or any other break in the surface.
Yes, the forehead is a common (albeit unfortunate and inconvenient) location for staph infections.
I believe it is the root cause of most infections.
The correct spelling is "staph infection." "Staph" is shorthand for staphylococcus, a kind of bacteria.
Impetigo is an infection that is very contagious. It can be either a staph or strep infection. Chicken pox and measles are viruses.
A yeast infection is caused by a fungus, and staph by a bacterium; but a yeast infection of the skin can cause skin compromise that makes it easier for a staph infection to occur.
Staph
30% of people in the U.S carry staph bacteria in their skin.
Staph is not a typical cause of hepatitis.
It is assumed that the word 'staph' is misspelled in the question. The common symptoms of a staph infection are boils, rashes, cellulite or abcesses. To find out if one has an infection, one should go to the doctor.