Ringworm is a kind of fungal skin disease, which could be seen when
there is a form of the circle red rings and
spread out rapidly on the
surface of the skin. General characteristics of
ringworm is when human
or pets are infected, they will also have symptom of itchy on the
infected area and found hair loss in many cases.
Ringworm will be quickly and easily transmitted by skin-to-skin
contacts, which means if the person touches on the infected are of
patient''s skin. People who have eczema or any other skin problems are
more prone to the occurrence of
infection on the skin. This fungal
infection is not limited to human but also seen in other kind of pets,
particularly for cats and dogs.
Ringworm in human
Dermatophytes grow on dead tissues of human skin following a circular
path to widen its infection. Apart from the common skin, ringworm also
occurs to other parts of the body, including fingers, feet, scalp,
toenails. Unfortunate, if the ringworm is not treat properly, the
spread of ringworm will be very quick and could become persistent. The
symptoms are normally seen as dryness, itching, flaky rashes or burning
marks on the skin, depends on the characteristic of the patient.
Moisture and heat promote the fungus grows rapidly, especially to the
skin-fold areas like in between toes and in groin. It can also be
transmitted through sharing swimming pools, showers and also
transmitted through domestic animals. It is advised that maintain
personal cleanliness of the body can reduce the chances of fungus
disease to the body. But if once it develops in any part of the body,
it can be cured through doctor''s prescription of medicines.
Ringworm in cats
In most cases, it is quite obvious that a fungus namely "Microsporum
Canis" or commonly known as "M Canis" is the majority cause the
infection. Cats catch up the disease from unhygienic stuffs like
bedding, clippers or from direct contacts with other infected animals.
Kittens are more prone to ringworm than grown cats, so proper care
should be taken if you have any young-breed cats in your home. The
common symptoms that can be seen in the infected cats are excessive
hair loss from head or paws, scaly patch of skin on any part of body
which looks itchy and inflamed due to loss of hair on that part.
Ringworm in dogs
There are around 35 species of ringworm which cause infection in dogs
and these species are the ones that can also be seen in cats. In many
cases we also find that the infection occurs among the young breeding
dogs too, because young pets are more vulnerable than grown-up ones.
One of the most common symptoms which represent the infection is the
development of lesion on many parts of dog''s skin. The growing of
circular scaly patch of broken hair on the skin surface which seems to
appear inflamed and has flakes of dandruff like particles on the skin
of the infected dog. This also including face, tail, paws and ear tips
are the common areas.