i know that pets can pass ringworm onto humans but is it possible the other way
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yes,
Ringworm is a funny name for a fungus and I don't know how this name came about, but ringworm is a skin problem in humans and many pets.especially long haired cats. The disease is usually a minor problem and easy to get rid of, but not always. The interesting thing is that most of us think we know what ringworm lesions look like.pink, raised, dry little patches. Often itch. Well, that's often true, but sometimes there aren't any obvious little lesions, just various forms of dermatitis. General itchiness, excessive shedding, dry skin etc.
Ringworm is not caused by worms, but by several different types of fungi. People can get this skin and scalp disease just by touching the skin or fur of an infected animal, typically a cat, which holds the fungal spores. Ringworm can also infect dogs, ferrets, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and other animals.
Signs of the disease can be "virtually invisible" in some cats and dogs, says Wilmot, but they can still transmit the disease to people. Others will lose patches of fur or hair, exposing bare skin with a lesion that is sometimes ring-like and itchy. Ringworm in people may show itself as a ring-shaped, reddish, itchy rash that can be dry and scaly or wet and crusty.
Keeping animal areas clean will help prevent ringworm, since the disease-causing fungi grow in dirt and contaminated bedding. In addition to contracting it from animals, people can also get ringworm from contact with other infected people or their personal items.
Topical and oral medications may be used to treat ringworm in people and pets.
its usually the other way around but its probably likely if you can get it from them..you can probably pass it to them
I'm not positive, but it's a fungus so I would assume that they could.
Yes absolutely, ring worm is very contagious.
I don't know.Who asks stuff like this? do you have a life
Yes, it can be transfered either way.
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