Ring worm infestations

1. Presented by
Nc sidra liaqat

2. Definition
Ringworm is a fungal skin infection caused by parasites that live on
dead skin tissue.(It is not due to a worm as its name implies!) There
are many types of fungal germs

3. Types
 Types of Rimgworm
• Athlete's foot (tinea pedis). This
common condition mostly affects
teen and adult males. ...
• Jock itch (tinea cruris). Ringworm
may be hard to cure. ...
• Scalp ringworm (tinea capitis). ...
• Nail infection (tinea unguium). ...
• Body ringworm (tinea corporis).

5. Types

6. Transmission
• person to person by touching a person who has
the infection.
• From touching items from infected person..
• From animals. Some animals, such as dogs,
cats, guinea pigs and cattle, have fungal
infections on their skin. They can pass on the
infection, especially to children skin.
• From soil. Rarely, fungi can be present in soil,
and you can get the infection from contact with
soil.

8. symptoms
 The specific symptoms of ringworm depend on
the location of the infection. They typically
include:
• Itchy skin
• Red, scaly, or cracked skin
• A ring-shaped rash
• Hair loss

9. Causes
 You can catch ringworm by:
• Having direct, skin-to-skin contact with affected
areas of an infected person's body
• Touching items that have the fungi on them,
such as clothing
• Playing with pets
• Cats and dogs, and especially kittens and
puppies
• Touching other infected animals, such as
cows, goats, pigs, and horses .

10. Ringworm treatment
Antifungal creams for ringworm
 terbinafine
 Clotrimazole
 econazole
 ketoconazole
 miconazole

11. Antifungal tablets for ringworm
 erbinafine
 griseofulvin
 itraconazole

12. Prevention
 Don't share clothing, sports gear, towels, or
sheets.
 Wear slippers or sandals in locker rooms and
public bathing areas.
 Wear loose-fitting cotton clothing.
 Change your socks and underwear at least once
a day.
 Keep your skin clean and dry.
 Always dry yourself completely after showers or
baths.
 If you have athlete's foot, put your socks on
before your underwear so that fungi do not
spread from your feet