2006-09-30 18:40:27 · 3 answers · asked by CC 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It is a fungus that is passed by "People can get Ringworm from: 1) direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or pet, 2) indirect contact with an object or surface that an infected person or pet has touched, or 3) rarely, by contact with soil." I got it in high school along with numerous others through use of a public shower.
It starts out as a bump then starts to have an itchy ring around around it (thus, the "ring" part of ring worm). Heat aggravates it and scratching it will cause it to spread. It is usually treated with precribed lotions or pills, but if you have no insurance or a huge deductible, it can be treated with over the counter anti-fungal meds (know it sounds crazy, but the one treatment type of Monostat can work wonders on it)
2006-09-30 19:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other ringworms. I'm not kidding.
2006-09-30 18:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a fungus, it's not actually a 'worm'.
2006-09-30 18:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Flip 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋