NACA Animal Control Officers Practice Test

Which of the following is not a type of infectious skin disease?

1. Parasitic

2. Fungal

3. Viral

4. Bacterial

The correct answer is: Viral

The premise of the question is to identify a type of condition that does not fall under the category of infectious skin diseases. Infectious skin diseases are typically caused by pathogens like bacteria, fungi, or parasites that invade and cause illness in the skin tissue. Bacterial skin diseases are indeed infectious, as they result from harmful bacteria entering the skin. Fungal infections are caused by fungi that can proliferate on the skin and lead to various medical conditions. Similarly, parasitic infections can involve organisms that live on the skin or enter it, causing irritation or disease. Viral skin diseases, on the other hand, while they can affect the skin, are generally classified differently from conventional infectious skin diseases. They often encompass conditions caused by viruses affecting the body systemically, rather than primarily through skin contact or infestation. Thus, recognizing viral skin conditions as a separate category can lead to the conclusion that they do not fit within the primary types of infectious skin diseases as defined in this context.