OreganKnow Blog

In Finland there is an aphorism; the mosquito is more dangerous than the tiger. You might have heard about dangerous viral infectious diseases carried by mosquitoes such as dengue, yellow...

The normal bacteria on our skin are part of our microbiome, or healthy bacteria that lives in and on our bodies, protecting us against germs. It may come as a...

All skin wounds become contaminated with bacteria. This does not mean the wound is infected but simply colonized. This is a normal feature of healing. Bacteria in chronic wounds reside...

For millennia the prevailing wisdom was to allow wounds to dry out and form a “healthy scab.” Mothers in a bygone era would tell their child, after a slip and...