Common Infections: Symptoms, Fevers and Recovery Tips

Infections like scabies or urinary staph require prompt treatment to avoid complications. Learn when a child's fever necessitates a hospital visit and how to properly clean an infected nose piercing site.

How to Clean an Infected Nose Piercing Site

Published Nov,20 2017 | By Brynne Chandler

Prompt treatment of an infection can speed healing and prevent its spread, so be sure to follow aftercare instructions from your piercing professional.

Brynne Chandler is an avid runner, swimmer and occasional weight-lifter who fell in love with all things fitness related while writing TV Animation in Los Angeles. Her passion for healthy living and fascination with nutrition led to taking classes at the University of California Northridge, working with chefs, caterers and inspired her second career writing non-fiction and instructional articles. Brynne is hard at work on her first cookbook which combines simple, fresh recipes with science-based natural health remedies.