how long after you start the antifungal medication for ring worm is it still contagious?

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Over-the-counter anti-fungal creams found in pharmacies can be used to treat this skin infection. It usually takes up to a week or so to clear. If the ringworm returns or seems to worsen, have your child's pediatrician evaluate it. Instead of putting cream on the skin, taking a medicine by mouth (tablets or liquids) may be necessary, particularly when the fungal infection involves the scalp.

Ringworm is contagious (spread to others) through direct contact with an infected person or animal. It can also be spread indirectly through contact with the clothes, combs, or brushes of others who have it. Once treatment has begun and the circular rash begins to shrink, the rash won't be contagious. Until then, however, a person with ringworm can spread it to others.

Ringworm isn't all that contagious in the first place but 24 to 48 hours would do it.

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