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Ringworm

Ringworm . Logan and Sanjana . Ringworm pictures on a cellular level. Defining the disease.

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Ringworm

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  1. Ringworm Logan and Sanjana

  2. Ringworm pictures on a cellular level

  3. 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.

  4. Ringworm Definition • Ringworm is a fungal disease • Ringworm- contagious itching skin disease caused by division of tineafungus • Has existed for 1,500 years • First signs- growth of itchy, red, and scaly patches on the skin

  5. History • 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

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. Works Cited • Baunch, Bryan, ed. Diseases. Vol. 7. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. • Board, A.D.A.M. Editorial. "Ringworm." Ringworm. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 18 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002411/>. •  Cummings, Tucker. "The History of Ring Worm." EHow. Demand Media, 23 Sept. 2009. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_5449546_history-ring-worm.html>. •  "Ringworm - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Ringworm." WebMD. WebMD, 24 Mar. 2009. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/ringworm-of-the-skin-topic-overview>. • Sick Diseases and Disorders, Injuries and Infections. Vol. R-Z. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. Sick. •  "Who Discovered Ringworm And How?" Ringworm Cure Information. Ringworm Cur Information, 31 Dec. 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ringwormcureinfo.com/2012/12/31/who-discovered-ringworm-and-how/>.

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