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Ok I was told that impetigo is a reaccurring thing, once you have it, it will keep comming back, i got it when i was like 10 and im 18 now and im still getting it, im a pretty damn clean person wash my hands and face alot.

I read sumwhere online that it isnt a reacurring thing but if you keep getting it alot its probably a Herpes cold sore which has all the same basic symptoms, I'm goign to the doctors monday but i wanna know now cuz im worried, i get it on my nose cuz my uncle had it and somehow transferred it to me when he didnt know he was getting a break out cuz he got it on his nose and we used to wrestle around alot

My main question is does this disqualify you from military? I joined the Navy because i completely forgot about it cuz i havnt gotten it in a few months

no

I think you might have gotten hold of some misinformation. impetigo is caused by a bacteria and should not be recurrant with antibiotic cream. If it is impetigo, just go see a doctor and he'll give you a cream and it should be gone (permanently) in days. no big deal.
If it's a herpes cold sore it's also not any great shakes. 70-80% of the population has herpes- 1 (cold sores). Get some Acyclovir (abreva) and it should go away. Do you feel tingling or pain before an outbreak? if so, it's indicative of herpes.
Either way, neither should affect your military standing. Thank you for serving our country.

Sounds like you just have run of the mill cold sores. You can ask for a drug called Valtrex. You'll never get them again.

Definitely not impetego. It's not reocurring.

Cold sores will not disqualify you from the military.

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