Ringworm in humans is a big problem these days. Many people ask the question:"What are the causes associated with ringworm?" Well there is one cause of ringworm, and its not a worm. In this article I will be outlying the beliefs that many people have when talking about ringworm, and also addressing what causes ringworm.
So even though the world is chock-full of yeasts, molds, and fungi, luckily, there aren't many that cause skin infections. These microbes are known as the dermatophytes, which basically skin fungi.
The scientic name of an infection with these fungi is often called dermatophytosis. Skin fungus can only thrive on the dead layer of keratin proteins on outer most layer of skin. They hardly ever attack further into the body and will not survive on mucous membranes, like those in the mouth or vagina.
Scientific names for the most common of the dermatophyte fungi include Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton interdigitale, and/or Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, and Epidermophyton floccosum.
The doctor's term for ringworms is tinea. (Tinea is the Latin name for a growing worm.) Specialists add another word to show the areas where the fungus infection is located.
Here are a few examples: Tinea capitis, for instance, is talking about scalp ringworm, tinea corporis to a fungal infection of the body, and tinea pedis is talking about fungus of the feet.
So because ringworm in caused by a fungus, it is important to stay away from places that fungus can grow. For instance, they like to grow in gym lockers, constant damp places, dead or rotting substances.
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