The internet is full of grow science fake knowledge, half information or propaganda. Your quest of reliable authentic health information ends here. So subscribe this channel and hit the bell icon and you never have to go anywhere else ever again. Hello everyone, how are you today and Dr. Parangjit and your watching Dr. Education. As you know, we make videos about health and health topics and today we are going to talk about Ringworm, Fungal infection on the skin. That's called Ringworm is not a worm, it's a fungal infection. It's also called tiniasses. So why it happens, what are the causes, what are the tests, what is the treatment, what is the symptom. Everything will be covered today. It's very, very common, especially in developing countries. Don't go anywhere. You need to see this and share this video. So let's start. So, a skin infection of fungus can happen on various areas like scalp, on a beard, of the man's groin area. It can, in the groin area it's called jocks, itch. We have a different video for that. It can happen between the toes that is called athletes foot. We have a different video for that. So fungi are basically germs, fungus, what is the fungus, fungus are germs that can live on dead tissue, dead tissue of the hairs, of your nails, of your outer skin layer, they can live over the dead tissue. So Ringworm is a fungus and Ringworm is basically mold like fungus called dermatophytes. Right? So Ringworm is very common in children, but it can occur at any age, at any age to all people, in males and females. And these fungi actually thrive in warm and moist areas. Ringworm can actually infect you and you are more likely to get infected if you have wet skin. If you have wet skin for a long time, such as if you are a lot of sweat, if you have minor skin and nail injuries, very minor injuries, then you have high chances. If you do not bathe or wash yourself, especially if your hairs very often, then also you can have this infection. If you have close contact with other people who have a fungal infection, such as in sports and wrestling, then also you can have a Ringworm fungal infection. And this can spread easily. You can catch it if you come in direct contact with the area of the Ringworm of someone else's body. If you also, you can also get it by touching items that have fungi on them, such as clothes, combs, pool surfaces, shower floors and even walls. Yes, you can actually contact them very easily. Ringworms can even spread by pets. Cats are very common carriers. Cats even dogs can carry them. So what are the symptoms? A rash will happen. A rash begins in a small area like a red raised spot with small pimples. A rash can slowly become ring shaped with a red raised border and clear center. Clear center. The border may look scaly. The rash may occur on the arms or the legs or the face or other exposed body areas, exposed body areas and the area can be itchy. So what are the tests? How you can diagnose it? Your doctor will most often diagnose Ringworm by just looking at it. You don't need tests. Sometimes you can also go for test, test like examination of the skin scrapping. From the rash can be seen under the microscope using special tests, KOH mounts, skin cultures can be done, skin biopsies can be done or the fungal, then treatment. See, most important thing in treatment is to keep your skin clean and dry. Very important. You can use anti-fungal creams to treat fungal infections. Creams might contain various things like meekona, clotryme, keto-kona, tarbinafin, oxicona and other antifungal medicines are also very effective in controlling ringworms. You can buy some of these creams over the counter. You don't need a prescription. You can just go and ask for anti-fungal cream and see the name. Then, to use these medicines, there is a way. It's very important. You need to first wash and dry the area first and then apply the cream. Cream should be applied beginning outside the area of the rash and then moving towards the center. Be sure to wash and dry your hands afterwards. Use this cream twice a day for 7-10 days and do not use a bandage over the ring term. No, don't use a bandage. Your doctor can prescribe you medicine to take by mouth if the infection is very bad. Children with ringworm can return to school once the treatment has started to prevent the infection from spreading. You need to wash clothing, towels and beddings in hot soapy water and then dry them using the hotest heat as recommended by the care label of the clothing. Then use a new towel and a washcloth every time you wash. A new fresh washed towel can be used. In the sinks and bath tub and even the bathroom floor well after each use, yes, that's the recommendation. Wear clean clothes every day and do not share your clothes. If you play contact sports, then shower right before and afterwards. It's very important. Then infected pets should also be treated. Your cats and dogs. Because this is because ringworms can spread from animals to humans by contact. See you don't have to worry ringworms often go away within 4 weeks when you are using an antifungal creams. It takes 4 weeks and the infection but the infection may spread to the feet, skull, groin or nails. What are the complications? Possibly there are only 2 complications of ringworm. Ringworm infections from scratching too much you can have other bacterial skin infections and other skin disorders that can happen because of which can require further treatment because of chronic fungal infection. It's important for you to get rid of this and before you get, if your self care is not helping, then go to a dermatologist. Remember ringworm is a fungus on your skin. You need to treat it. It's not so difficult. Any kind of local, locally available antifungal cream with meekuna, clotram, kotkito kuna, tarbinafin, oxicuna, will help. So don't worry, take care of yourself and share this video. So others can take care of themselves as well. I am Dr. Palumjit. You are watching Dr. Education. Stay connected.