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RingWorm

RingWorm. Ringworm is a contagious disease caused by a fungal infection. Daniel Rivkovich and Chris Alden. Symptoms. Inflammation Scaling on infected area Itching . How it Spreads. When it is exposed to another person with the infection. Ringworm on body: Loose clothing

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RingWorm

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  1. RingWorm Ringworm is a contagious disease caused by a fungal infection. Daniel Rivkovich and Chris Alden

  2. Symptoms • Inflammation • Scaling on infected area • Itching

  3. How it Spreads • When it is exposed to another person with the infection

  4. Ringworm on body: • Loose clothing • Check for open sores • Apply wet dressing 3 times a day • Ringworm on nails: • Cut infected nails • Clear dead cells with nail file • Ringworm on groin: • wear cotton underwear • Keep infected area dry • Use anti-fungal lotion • Ringworm on scalp • Use anti-fungal shampoo Medical Treatment

  5. Works Cited • Works Cited • Beall, Diana. "Ringworm Life Cycle." EHow. Demand Media, 26 Dec. 2009. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. • "Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. • "How Do You Know If You Have Ringworm?" Yahoo! Answers. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. • "Microbiology & Infectious Disease for Dummies - Freethought Forum." Freethought Forum RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. • "Ringworm Causes, Transmission, Picture, and More." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.

  6. Saprobic Phase            Parasitic Phase Ringworm Developing Stages Saprobic Phase            Parasitic Phase Saprobic Phase            Parasitic Phase Saprobic Phase            Parasitic Phase Microscopic visual of ringworm Saprobic Phase            Parasitic Phase

  7. Origin • Ringworm has been around since the 1800`s • Scientists didn’t start studying it until the 1940`s • Ringworm originated from the humid parts of the South Pacific.

  8. How you Know you have Ringworm • Small red raised bump in the shape of a ring

  9. Recent Case of Ringworm Kansas City, Mo – April 19, 2010 – Approximately 7 percent of elementary school children across the bi-state, Kansas City metropolitan area are infected with the fungus Trichophytontonsurans (T. tonsurans), the leading cause of ringworm in the U.S., according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. This is the largest study to date aimed at defining infection prevalence of the scalp fungus in children living in a metropolitan area and has implications for children nationwide. • 7% of elementary school kinds in Kansas were infected with ringworm • The infections were prevalent on the scalp • Doctors have implicated that it’s the largest case they`ve had of ring worm

  10. People who are at Risk • Small children • Africans are more susceptible to ring worm then other people are. • Cats, dogs and other animals are at risk of ringworm and can spread it to humans.

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