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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: devonlady on February 27, 2018, 01:31:51 pm

Title: ringworm
Post by: devonlady on February 27, 2018, 01:31:51 pm

Went to the doctors with a creeping lurgey and was diagnosed with ringworn :-[ :-[ Now I have not been near livestock nor my land since last September and my daughter wondered if the fungus might stay dormant for a length of time. I have goggled it and am no wiser. Anyone with any suggestions :)

Title: Re: ringworm
Post by: Black Sheep on February 27, 2018, 04:39:30 pm

There are lots of different fungi that can cause skin infections and their spores are often widespread in the environment - on other people (who may not have symptoms), animals (of farm and domestic types) and on inanimate objects. Spores are generally quite hardy things so can persist until the right conditions for growth come about.

Good management information in CKS:

https://cks.nice.org.uk/fungal-skin-infection-body-and-groin#!scenario (https://cks.nice.org.uk/fungal-skin-infection-body-and-groin#!scenario)

Title: Re: ringworm
Post by: Clarebelle on February 27, 2018, 05:27:46 pm

I got ringworm after gardening in my first ever house. No livestock anywhere. I believe ringworm is a general soil bourne fungus? As I understand it (please correct me if i'm wrong), we gave lots of different fungus etc. on our skin at all times that don't do any harm as our skin protects us. If the fungus can gain entry it can then cause physiological symptoms. I'm sure someone who knows about these things can shed more light

Title: Re: ringworm
Post by: Buttermilk on February 27, 2018, 06:00:39 pm

Ringworm can live on wood for years.

Title: Re: ringworm
Post by: devonlady on March 01, 2018, 05:08:52 pm

Thank you all! I have some fungicide cream so I'll see how it goes.