by an insect bite. Because the bacteria are commonly found on the skin they will enter through these small openings and then start an infection; once there is a build up of pus from the immune system's response a boil and then carbuncle will form.

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Etymology

The word is believed to have originated from the Latin: carbunculus, originally a small coal; diminutive of carbon-, carbo: charcoal or ember, but also a carbuncle stone,

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