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Paediatric chest infection (pneumonia) pathway for professionals

Molluscum contagiosum is a harmless virus that usually goes in a few months. There is no need to avoid swimming, but larger spots can be covered up with a plaster or swimsuit. Scratching the spots can make them more likely to spread. If the skin around them is dry and itchy, then apply a simple moisturiser The spots often go very red just before they disappear.