Ringworm is actually a misnomer, it is caused by a fungus, not a worm. Antifungals usually help, or if a more natural approach appeals to you, tea tree essential oil (but make sure to dilute it before putting it on your skin.) Here's the link for ringworm at WebMD:
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/ringworm-of-the-skin-topic-overview
RINGWORM is in fact not a parasite, but a fungi. The scientific term for Ringworm is "Tinea" which means "growing worm". (thus here is the origin of the worm part of ringworm, ring is obviously the shape in which the fungi grows, in a circle) It is a common mistake to think that ringworm is a parasite. but it is in fact a fungi.
No, ringworm is a parasite - eczema is a skin condition.
No. In spite of its name, ringworm is a fungus, not a worm/parasite. The treatment is antifungal medication, not antihelminthic medication.
Ringworm is a parasite and it will die without a host. It can spread from animals to man or from man to man.
No, it is a parasite and your combs, brushes could give it another person.
This is called a parasite. They can be a fungus such as ringworm or toenail fungus. They can be bacteria that cause disease such as cholera, pneumonia or the plague. They also can be tapeworms.
Do a parasite cleanse, or see your doctor for internal mediication.
Ringworm is a fungal infection caused by various dermatophyte fungi, not a worm as the name suggests. It is a common skin infection that can affect different parts of the body, causing a red, itchy, and ring-shaped rash.
Worms are normally not external parasites, but internal parasites. External parasites include different arthropod species like ticks, fleas, lice, mosquitos....
Chickenpox and ringworm are caused by completely different microbes. You can only get ringworm from someone with chickenpox if they also have ringworm.
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).
Yes children can get ringworm.