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Ringworm, also known as "Tinea", is an infection of the skin, characterized by a reddish to brownish raised or bumpy patch of skin that may be lighter in the center, giving the appearance of a 'ring'. Contrary to its name, ringworm is not caused by a worm but by parasitic fungi . It can exist anywhere on the body. Fungi are organisms that survive by eating plant or animal material,...

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Ringworm (also called serpigo) is an infection of the skin, characterized by a reddish to brownish raised or bumpy patch of skin that may be lighter in the ...

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Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus. Ringworm can affect skin on your body (tinea corporis), scalp (tinea capitis), groin area (tinea cruris, ...

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Although the words ringworm, jock itch, and athlete's foot may sound funny, ... Ringworm, which isn't a worm at all, can affect not only the skin, ...

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Ringworm (Tinea) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Types, Treatment on ...

What types of ringworm are there? What are the symptoms? ... Tinea capitis, for instance, refers to scalp ringworm, tinea corporis to fungus of the body, ...

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Ringworm!?
My Blue Pit Bull got ringworm somehow. She has three quarter sized spots that need...

Any fungicide such as the tinactin you started will kill it. Rubbing alcohol will also kill it. You just have to apply it two to three times a day...

Asked by 1LoVeAPBT - 10 months ago

What does a ringworm look like on a puppy?
I found a sore on the back of my puppies leg and I took her...

Ringworm is a fungus, and not in any way a worm. It usually makes a circular sore, which has hair loss. However, in early stages, it still has some hair,...

Asked by *~*TTC #3*~* - 18 months ago

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