Ringworm by Kynesha Tinsley https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0 en-us 2019-04-29 12:40:42 UTC 2025-11-28 11:34:09 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the disease? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978074 Ringworm is a highly contagious, fungal infection of the skin or scalp]]> 2019-04-29 12:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978074 What are the signs/symptoms? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978482 Blister like lesions
Scaly
Red and itchy spots]]> 2019-04-29 12:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978482 What are the effects? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978989 Burning, stringing, swelling, irritation, pimple like bumps]]> 2019-04-29 12:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354978989 Is the disease transmitted or inherited? Is it viral, bacterial, fungi, parasitic? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354992798 the disease is transmitted, it is a fungal infection]]> 2019-04-29 13:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354992798 How did I/my child get this? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354993199  it can spread by skin-to-skin contact. You can also contract ringworm by touching an animal that has the infection.]]> 2019-04-29 13:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/354993199 How is the disease diagnosed? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355002924 The doctor will examine the skin and may sometimes use black lights to view the affected area ]]> 2019-04-29 13:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355002924 What treatments are available? tinsleykt https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355006243 Many over the counter creams are available. Those may include DermaFungal, Desenex, Fungoid Tincture, Micaderm, and Micatin]]> 2019-04-29 13:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355006243 How common is the disease? https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355042583 the disease is very common all over the world, however, many cases go undiagnosed]]> 2019-04-29 14:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tinsleykt/s3h9qft8y7b0/wish/355042583