Jock itch is a minor fungus disease that affects the area of the genitals - its name is short for jockstrap itch, which describes the region that is affected. Its typical symptoms include itching and the emergence of reddish, slightly swollen patches covered with flaky or scaly skin .
Jock itch develops most often in warm weather and is contracted mainly by boys and men.
Its medical name is tinea cruris . Often a person will experience jock itch and athlete's foot at the same time. In other locations, often the head in children, a tinea fungus is ringworm . Some call any of the tinea group ringworm . Incidence Jock itch occurs commonly among males.