Ringworm

Ringworm is a fungus infection that can affect the scalp, the body, the feet and nails.

People can get Ringworm from:

1) Contact with people or pets that have it
2)
Contact with surfaces or an object that have been touched by a person or animal that has got it
3)
Very unlikely, from soil

 To prevent Ringworm:

1) Make sure all infected people and pets get proper medicine
2)
Avoid contact with infected people or pets 
3)
Don’t share personal items eg. earrings and makeup

 Ringworm can be treated with fungus-killing medicine.

 

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