Is tinea versicolor contagious?

Tinea versicolor usually grows on our backs and hands, and sometimes on our legs and feet. It will make the skin become white and mottled, which looks uncomfortable and unsightly. Piebaldness is another type of skin inflammation, and most of its causes are caused by inflammation. When many people see piebaldism on other people’s skin, they always want to stay away from them and try to have as little contact with them as possible, because they are afraid of being infected with piebaldism. But is piebaldism contagious?

Is tinea versicolor contagious?

The spots and patches of tinea versicolor may spread from the chest to around the neck and sometimes to the cheeks, but not into the hair. In the bilateral antecubital fossa (one of the most common sites). Brown spots occurring in symmetrical clusters. Tinea versicolor may occur around the navel and waist, and rarely spread to the thighs and calves.

Tinea versicolor usually causes mild itching or even no itching at all. Due to the lack of itching, the disease is often not discovered for many days and is only discovered when there is occasional itching in hot weather. Is tinea versicolor contagious?

We have counted the prevalence of tinea versicolor. In the northern region, the disease mostly occurs in males and occasionally in females. The ratio of male to female patients is about 50 to 1, which is a big difference. This disease rarely occurs in children and the elderly.

It is very strange that although tinea versicolor is a contagious skin disease, it has rarely been seen to spread within families, especially cases of infection between couples.

Is tinea versicolor contagious? Under what conditions can tinea versicolor be transmitted, we believe that people who sweat a lot, wear damp underwear for a long time, and work in high temperatures are more likely to be infected with tinea versicolor. Therefore, more workers suffer from this ringworm disease. We have also seen athletes contract the disease by wearing each other's sportswear or vests.

Now we know that tinea versicolor is contagious. Don’t be too pessimistic after suffering from tinea versicolor. Of course, tinea versicolor can be cured, especially the early damage. Once you find that you have tinea versicolor, you should seek medical treatment immediately so that it can be cured in time and no pale white spots will be left. You should also avoid infecting other people, otherwise it will leave sequelae - pale white spots, which will take a long time to eliminate.