can you get ring worm from mosquito bites?
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No.
Ring worm is a fungus.
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as far as i know mosquitoes cannot transmit the ringworm parasite.
NO
i thought you get it in a mud not through insects?
NO BUT YOU CAN GET ENCEPHALITIS
No
Ringworm is a fungus. However it has never been proven that you can't get AIDS from a mosquito.
no, not at all... two different things.
Ringworm is transmitted through dirt or sand. It will not reach maturity in any other matter. Once it has reached larvae status it can enter your body through any area that is exposed to the infected matter and go wherever it wants to in your body. Yuck!
FAQ - What is Ringworm?
Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus that can affect the scalp, skin, fingers, toe nails or foot. Affecting the smooth skin and scalp, these fungal infections are often accompanied by profound itching and redness of the affected skin. This fungus produces circular ring lesions up to six inches in diameter on the skin and can cause loss of hair in patches of the scalp.
Who gets ringworm?
Anyone can get ringworm. Children may be more susceptible to certain varieties while adults may be more affected with other varieties.
How are ringworm infections spread?
Transmission of these fungal agents can occur by direct skin-to-skin contact with infected people or pets, or indirectly by contact with items such as barber clippers, hair from infected people, shower stalls or floors.
What are the symptoms of ringworm infections? (SNIP)http://www.bytheplanet.com/WhatAilsYou/Ringworm/FAQ.htm
Although the name suggests a parasitic type of worm as the culprit, it is actually caused by two common, and harmless, fungi called Trichophyton and Microsporum.
no masquito can not cause ring worm.......
ring worm a Tenia infection is fungal infection not a parasite , ergosterol main component of fungal hyphe wall become degenerated in gut of mosquito,
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