Stops Ringworm
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Ringworm can also be transmitted through contact sports such as
wrestling, but any athlete has a risk of contracting the fungal infection
through skin-to-skin contact. Ring Worm is
contagious and it's easy to bring it home, to work or to the gym, thus
spreading Ringworm by contact or by leaving the contagious fungal infection
on surfaces which someone else may come in contact with and then contract the
fungal infection.
The most well known sign of ringworm is the appearance of one or more
red raised itchy patches with defined edges. These symptoms of Ringworm appear as patches on the skin and are
often lighter in the center, taking on the appearance of a ring. If the
infected area involves the scalp or beard area, then bald patches may become
evident. If the finger nails or toe nails are affected by Ringworm, they may
thicken, discolor, and finally crumble.
Doctors can diagnose ringworm on sight, or they may take a skin
scraping. Skin with ringworm is examined under a
microscope, or put on an agar plate in a microbiology laboratory. Some of the
fungi fluoresce under a black light.
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