Ringworm WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Ringworm and compiled helpful research notes below.
- MedicineNet: Ringworm symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
medicinenet.com - Ringworm symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Information on types, causes, prevention, and treatment of ringworm and related fungal infections mayoclinic.com - Information on types, causes, prevention, and treatment of ringworm and related fungal infections
- YouTube: Diagnosis, causes, and treatments of ringworm, by Dr. Morris Westfried, MD Dermatology youtube.com - Diagnosis, causes, and treatments of ringworm, by Dr. Morris Westfried, MD Dermatology
- Cleveland Clinic: Basic infomation on ringworm and related infections, symptoms, and treatment clevelandclinic.org - Basic infomation on ringworm and related infections, symptoms, and treatment
- KidsHealth: Information on ringworm, jock itch, and athlete's foot in children; tips for parents to treat and prevent infection kidshealth.org - Information on ringworm, jock itch, and athlete's foot in children; tips for parents to treat and prevent infection
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Research Notes on Ringworm
Ringworm is not caused by a worm but by a fungus that infects skin, hair, and nails. Depending on the affected area, the infection is classified as ringworm, diaper rash, jock itch or fingernail or toenail fungus.
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What is Ringworm?
- eMedicine: Ringworm
- Wikipedia: Description of ringworm and other tinea skin infections
- Family Doctor: Information on ringworm and related infections such as athlete's foot and jock itch
- The Merck Manual: Different types of ringworm/tinea infections and their treatment
- SureBaby.com: Ringworm causes, symptoms, treatment, and cure
What Are The Symptoms of Ringworm?
- Directors of Health Promotion and Education: Symptoms, transmission, and treatment
- Healthline: Symptoms, photos, and treatment of ringworm infections
- PeaceHealth: Symptoms for various types of ringworm infections
- Hardin Library for the Health Sciences: Ringworm Pictures
What Are The Causes and Complications of Ringworm?
- College of Veterinary Medicine: "Ringworm: A Persistent Fungus" - Transmission by pets, treatment of pets' infections, disinfecting the household
- Yahoo Health: "Complications From Ringworm" by Dr. Andrew Weil
- eMedicineHealth.com: Ringworm On Body article
- MedicineNet.com: What causes ringworm?
- WebMD.com: Ringworm of the Skin - Topic Overview
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Ringworm?
- WebMD: "Understanding Ringworm - Treatment"
- PeaceHealth: Medications for treating ringworm
- Health UP Online: Medications to Treat Ringworm
- RevolutionHealth: Drugs & Treatments
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Ringworm?
- EarthClinic: Folk Remedies and Holistic Cures for Ringworm
- HowToGetRidofStuff: Treatments and home remedies for ringworm
- Joyful Living Services: Various alternative treatments for ringworm and other tinea infections
- Health AtoZ: Article including list of alternative and homeopathic treatments for ringworm
How Do You Prevent Ringworm?
- American Osteopathic College of Dermatology: Fungus Infections: Preventing Recurrence
- eHow: "How to Prevent Ringworm"
- Yahoo Answers: "How to prevent ringworms?"
- eHow.com: "How to Prevent Ringworm"
- Healthwise: "Ringworm of the Skin - Prevention"
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Ringworm
- RingwormTreatment.Blogspot.com: Blog entry on Ringworm Treatment for Children
- RevolutionHealth.com: Dr. Val and The Voice of Reason - Doctor's blog entry: "Ringworm - What to Do?"
- Natural-Holistic-Health.com: Blog entry on two essential oil blends to treat ringworm
- ThePawBlog.com: Blog entry on pets and ringworm
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Ringworm
- PubMed Central: “Hairbrush Diagnosis” in Detection and Eradication of Non-fluorescent Scalp Ringworm
- The Cochrane Library: "Oral treatments for fungal infections of the skin of the foot"
- PubMed Central: Ringworm search
Clinical Trials on Ringworm
- ClinicalTrials: Clinical trials for various tinea infection treatments
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