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.
Some people are naturally more susceptible than others.
Girls and women also develop jock itch, but appear to do so rarely. Cause Jock itch is not contracted from someone else, as is often the case with a bacterial or viral infection. The fungus causing jock itch is normally present on the skin . When the crotch area becomes warm, moist with sweat, and closed off from the outside air for long periods of time, the tinea fungus grows faster and attacks on the skin become noticeable. Wearing tight underpants or pants or being heavily overweight also increases one's chances of developing jock itch.