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Ringworm
Logan and Sanjana
Ringworm pictures on a cellular level
Defining the disease
• Ringworm is a fungal disease . David Gruby
founded Ringworm in 1843. You know you
have Ringworm on the body if you have a
rash on the chest, stomach, or back. If you
have Ringworm on the face you have these
symptoms: a rash on the face ears or both.
Ringworm Definition
• Ringworm is a fungal disease
• Ringworm- contagious itching skin disease
caused by division of tinea fungus
• Has existed for 1,500 years
• First signs- growth of itchy, red, and scaly
patches on the skin
History
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Cases first appeared in 6th century BC in ancient India.
At the time, people didn’t know much about it
Caused by human cultivation of warm and damp areas
Children rounded up and shipped to schools with
ringworm (disease spread)
• Barbers spread disease- failed to cleanse hair styling
tools
• 1900s- David Gruby discovered, named disease with
microscopic examination of skin
How Ringworm spreads
• The disease is spread from one person to
another by direct and indirect contact
• Indirect: people with ringworm may leave
fungus on towels, hairbrushes and other
objects
• Direct: an infected person may touch
someone who is not infected and transfer
fungus directly to the second person
Symptoms of Ringworm
• Development of round, scaly, and itchy
patches on skin
• Bald patches develop on the scalp
• Skin becomes flaky and red on hands
• Swelling of skin into soft, inflamed regions
• Nails start to become uneven and crumble.
Treatment of Ringworm
• Antifungal pills, medicines, and drugs
• -medicines usually administered orally(through
the mouth)
• Examples-ketoconazole, miconazole, terbafine
• If ringworm not treated immediately, skin will
blister and crack
• Bacteria can enter body this way,
• Antibiotics will be needed to combat bacteria if it
enters the body.
Current Research on Ringworm
• Ringworm is caused by sharing of contaminated items (clothing,
etc.)
• Water can carry ringworms
• Higher ringworm risk in developing countries with poor water
quality
• Ringworm- common when poor personal and domestic hygiene is
present
• World Health Organization working to improve water quality and
advertise methods of removing ringworms from water
• Water supply systems are getting special treatment to kill tinea
fungus
• In countries like Africa, warmth and dampness prevalent in many
places, so indoor rooms (schools, etc.) are developed.
• Ringworms like warm and damp places, which are being sterilized
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