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Ringworm – burning ring of fire?

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Trichophyton rubrum by estherase

There’s no worm, and sometimes no ring, so what the heck is ringworm? Some micro-organisms are deadly and have the potential to kill millions of people. This week’s podcast is about an infection which is rarely if ever life threatening, but is worth talking about because it’s so common.

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  • Fungal Infections « MicrobiologyBytes says:
    August 27, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    [...] superficial mycoses, infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is “ringworm” or “tinea”, an infection of the skin by a dermatoph…. Ringworm refers to the characteristic central clearing that often occurs in dermatophyte [...]