How Do You Get Rid Of Ringworm Holistically?
Ringworm is the common name used for the fungal infection tinea. Tinea or ringworm can occur anywhere there is a dermal layer. The fungus occurs in the outer layer of keratin which forms in skin and nails. It is further named by which area of the body it occurs on. For instance tinea occurring on the scalp would be called tinea capitis while ringworm on the body would be called tinea corporis. The word tinea itself means worm and the rash was named this due to its appearance on the skin which seemed similar to a coiled round worm. The first step is to recognize the symptoms. Symptoms of tinea or ringworm depend to some degree on where the infection occurs. Symptoms can include the characteristic round patchy rash, itching, scaling of the skin, lose of hair when tinea occurs on the scalp, thickening and yellowing of the toe nails when ringworm occurs on the nails, and thickening and scaling of the skin of the heels or soles of feet. Ringworm is attracted to warm moist areas such as skin
