It can be a self-limiting disease with spontaneous remission occurring within one to three months of onset. Some animals can be asymptomatic carriers. Ringworm is more common in dogs and cats than in small animals, but it has been recorded in ferrets and rabbits. The condition must be diagnosed and treated by a veterinarian. Diagnosis is based on skin scrapings, and one species will fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
Some cases are resistant to treatment, lengthening the time until cured.
A topical or oral antifungal medication is used, and the animal's environment must be disinfected with a 10 percent bleach solution. In humans, ringworm affect the scalp. or body. Children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly are most susceptible. Sarcoptic Mange Sarcoptic mange is caused by a mite. It is transmitted to people by direct con-tact with the mite.