RINGWORM

INTRODUCTION

• Diagnosis: when your skin glows under a blue light during exams
• Symptoms: itchy, red, raised patches, rash, pus, fever
• Range: 3-8% of kids in the USA will develop it
• Prevalence: sports playing people and children (worldwide)
• Severity: you can't die from them, but they can spread

ABOUT THE PATHOGEN

• Transmission: person to person, animals, or infected dirt
• Affected system: only your skin (feet, groin, scalp, body)
• Immune system: not affected (only top layer of skin)
• Life cycle: a few weeks to several months (has a long incubation period)

CAUSE AND TREATMENT

• Treatment: creams such as terbinafine and ketoconozole
• Prevention: keep skin clean and dry, wash sheets and hands
• Treatments usually last about 4 weeks

INTERESTING FACTS

• If left, bald patches and crumbly nails may occur
• Not all infections shape into a ring
• They are very contagious!!
• You can ringworm from pets that have bald patches

PICTURE

PICTURE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Patient.co.uk
• Https://www.healthtap.com/topics/how-does-the-immune-system-affected-by-rin...
• Wildlifedisease.unbc.ca/ringworm.htm
• Www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ringworms.myths-facts?page2=

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Www.moretohealthy.com
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