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What is ringworm?

What is ringworm? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A contagious fungal affliction of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
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It's not a fun topic, but your feet can suffer from a variety of fungal infections that are a form of tinea, or ringworm.
They taught me about hepatitis, malaria, ringworm and how Edward Jenner discovered the cure to small pox while working with milkmaids.
Scalp ringworm is reaching epidemic proportions in parts of Britain's cities.
Prisoners were also paid small fees to be infected with ringworm, warts, herpes, staph, and other bacteria.
It also stated that horses that are off in color, wind-sucking, growing proud flesh, or have ringworm are also lacking in copper.
This lesion presents as an annular plaque with a slightly raised and often scaly, advancing border and is commonly known as ringworm.

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