Is ringworm contagious? Timely treatment is the key

Tinea corporis is a common skin disease caused by fungal infection. It is highly contagious. The itching caused by tinea corporis is particularly severe and may even affect normal work and life. It requires timely medication treatment. Avoid contact with people who have ringworm.

1. Tinea corporis is a relatively common fungal infection of the skin, and most fungal infection of the skin are contagious. So is tinea corporis contagious? Yes, tinea corporis is contagious, and it is highly contagious. Tinea corporis is a type of tinea that occurs on the face, neck, trunk, and limbs. At the beginning, it is a small papule, which gradually expands outward, and the center tends to heal on its own. It is round or multi-ring shaped, with a ring-shaped edge raised above the skin surface composed of papules, blisters, scabs or scales around it. It has clear boundaries and often occurs on the face, neck, trunk and limbs, causing itching. In addition, there is a type of ringworm that often occurs in the thighs called tinea cruris, which can also be seen in the perineum, around the anus, and buttocks.

2. There are two forms of transmission of tinea corporis : direct contact transmission and indirect transmission. Fungi exist in the lesions and continue to grow and reproduce to produce a large number of hyphae and spores. If normal skin comes into contact with the lesions, it is very likely to be infected with ringworm. It can be someone else's or your own normal skin. This mode of transmission is called direct contact transmission. Ringworm can also be transmitted indirectly. Because various utensils used by the sick, such as combs, pillows, hats, underwear, shoes, socks and bathtubs, can be contaminated with fungi, healthy people can also be infected if they touch or use these utensils.

3. If you do not receive timely and effective treatment or proper care after contracting tinea corporis , it is easy for the skin lesions to spread to the surrounding areas due to self-infection, and the fungus may also be transmitted to others. If patients with tinea corporis have close contact with healthy people, or if healthy people wear clothes and contaminated items used by patients with tinea corporis, they can easily be infected with tinea corporis. I hope everyone will pay attention to this.

4. To prevent the spread of tinea corporis, you should be careful to avoid close contact with people or animals suffering from tinea corporis. If patients with tinea corporis have itchy skin, they should avoid scratching the affected area with their hands to prevent the fungus from being brought to other parts of the body due to scratching, thereby causing tinea corporis.

5. If tinea corporis is not treated in time , it will generally expand at the affected area. If you are not careful in your daily life, for example, if you scratch the affected area with your hands and then scratch other parts, and the skin and mucous membranes in other parts are damaged, it is easy to get infected and it can be transmitted to other people.

Is ringworm contagious? I believe that through the introduction of the above content, everyone has already understood it. From the above content, we can see that tinea corporis can not only be transmitted to others, but may also be transmitted to other parts of the patient's body, so more attention needs to be paid. Once tinea corporis is diagnosed, it must be treated early.