ringworm

Examples of ringworm in the following topics:

• Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

  • Common fungal skin diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Common fungal skin and nail diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot and tinea pedis; ) is an infection of the skin that is caused by a fungi in the genus Trichophyton.
  • Dermatophytosis or ringworm is a clinical condition caused by fungal infection of the skin in humans, pets such as cats, and domesticated animals such as sheep and cattle.
  • The term "ringworm" is a misnomer, since the condition is caused by fungi of several different species and not by parasitic worms.

• Antifungal Drugs

  • An example of an azole drug is Clotrimazole, commonly used to treat athlete's foot, ringworm , vaginal yeast infections, and oral thrush.

• Fungi as Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens

  • Dermatophytes are also called "ringworms" because of the red ring they cause on skin.
  • (a) Ringworm presents as a red ring on skin; (b) Trichophyton violaceum, shown in this bright field light micrograph, causes superficial mycoses on the scalp; (c) Histoplasma capsulatum is an ascomycete that infects airways and causes symptoms similar to influenza.

• Defining Microbes

  • In addition, protozoans are known to cause diseases such as malaria, sleeping sickness and toxoplasmosis, while fungi can cause diseases such as ringworm, candidiasis or histoplasmosis.

• Infection

  • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot) is a fungal infection of the skin that causes scaling, flaking, and itching of affected areas.

• Microbiota of the Skin

  • Undecylic acid provides resistance to ringworm fungus and other skin infections.