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Ringworm  Ringworm is caused by superficial fungi on the skin called dermatophytes. It is not caused by being dirty nor does it reflect on you in any way. It is not a worm, but a fungal infection. It is a contagious disorder that is characterized by "rings" of scaling and redness that itches. Ringworm may occur on any part of the body from head to toe. For unknown reasons, some individuals may be more susceptible to ringworm than others. Diagnosing ringwormThere are other skin conditions that can appear similar to ring worm. A dermatologist can help with this evaluation and differentiation. The skin lesions that appear with ringworm are variable and do not necessarily form a ring. Ringworm may also cause hair loss to the affected area. Once treated, the hair will slowly grow back.Ringworm can affect skin on your body which is tinea corporis, scalp tinea capitis, groin and underarm area tinea cruris, also called jock itch, or feet tinea pedis, also called athlete's foot. Often, there may be several patches of ringworm on your skin at once. Transmitting ringwormRingworm can be transferred from animals to humans very easily and visa versa. If you or your animals have ringworm, you may be passing it to each other. Both animal and human must be treated at the same time in order to alleviate the fugal infection.Learn More about Ringworm
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Ringworm Medical Studies Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch, Ringworm, Nail FungusAntifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia.Hammer KA, Carson CF, Riley TV.Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. khammer@cyllene.uwa.edu.au AIMS: To investigate the in vitro antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia oil. METHODS AND RESULTS: Activity was investigated by broth microdilution and macrodilution, and time kill methods. Components showing the most activity, with minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum fungicidal concentrations of < or =0.25%, were terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, linalool, alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, followed by 1,8-cineole. The remaining components showed slightly less activity and had values ranging from 0.5 to 2%, with the exception of beta-myrcene which showed no detectable activity. Susceptibility data generated for several of the least water-soluble components were two or more dilutions lower by macrodilution, compared with microdilution. CONCLUSIONS: All Melaleuca Alternifolia components, except beta-myrcene, had antifungal activity. The lack of activity reported for some components by microdilution may be due to these components becoming absorbed into the polystyrene of the microtitre tray. This indicates that plastics are unsuitable as assay vessels for tests with these or similar components. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study has identified that most components of Melaleuca Alternifolia have activity against a range of fungi. However, the measurement of antifungal activity may be significantly influenced by the test method. PMID: 12969301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] »view more medical studies
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