Ringworm advice?

Question

My friend's son has ringworm on the side of his face. She has invited us over and I'm afraid to go because I think it's contagious. My husband and I don't want to get it and we especially don't want our little girl to get it. My other friend thinks it's silly and doesn't think it's that contagious. But I thought you could get it from even coming into contact with something the person who has ringworm has touched. I feel guilty for avoiding going to my friend's house, but I really don't want to get ringworm, am I making the right decision in not going? Does anyone know the best treatment for ringworm and how long until it goes away with proper treatment?

Answer 1

YES! I CAN HELP YOU! MY SISTER HAD RING WORM.

first of all it is contagouse when my sister got it my mom made sure my sister had her own hairbrush(my sister had it in on her head) and she also investigated if she had been using anybodys hairbrush or ponytail or hat or anything like that.She also went to the docter and got a perscription. Though I dont renember the name. But the point is IT IS CONTAGIOS!!!!! TRUST ME!

Answer 2

Ringworm - Topical Treatment
In general ringworm responds well to topical treatment. Topical antifungals are applied to the lesion twice a day for at least 3 weeks. The lesion usually resolves within 2 weeks, but therapy should be continued for another week to insure the fungus is completely eradicated. The most commonly used antifungal creams are:

Miconazole (Monistat)
Clotrimazole (Mycelex)
Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
Terbinafine (Lamisil)
Ringworm - Oral Treatment
If there are several ringworm lesions or if the lesions are extensive, oral antifungal medications can be used. Oral medications are taken once a day for 7 days and result in a 100% clinical cure rate. The recommended oral antifungal medications are:

Terbinafine (Lamisil) 250 mg
Itraconazole (Sporanox) 200 mg
Preventing Ringworm
Because fungi prefer warm, moist environments, preventing ringworm involves keeping skin dry and avoiding contact with infectious material. Basic prevention measures include:

Wash hands after handling animals, soil, and plants
Avoid touching characteristic lesions on other people
Wear loose-fitting clothing
Practice good hygiene when participation in sports involves physical contact with other people

Answer 3

Ringworm is contagious, direct contact is the easiest way to get it but it can also spread through sharing towels, clothing, etc. I caught it off of a stray kitten once, I don't remember if it was still spreadable once I was treating it or not. My roommate caught it as well, she had the cat up near her neck. then she scratched her leg, arm and foot, it spread all 3 places.

Answer 4

you are sooooo right in your decsion. Here is a link to read upon. If your friend does not understand why you dont want to go over there, then too bad for her, you are doing the right thing for your family and I would do the same thing.
http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/ringworm.html