Ringworm
Ringworm
Ringworm is a fungal infection that is on the skin. Some of these fungal infections produce round spots on the skin, but many do not. The medical term for ringworm is tinea. Medical doctors will add another word to indicate where the fungus is located. Dermatophytes are the fungi causing ringworm hence also known as dermatophytosis. It appears in various forms of cutaneous infection. The names are given according to the site affected. The degree of inflammation depends on the causative fungus and host immunity. It may transmit from soil, animal, or from human to human.