Why is ring worms so dangerous?

I WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE MY BROTHER HAD GOT IT ON HIS NECK AND I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WHY ITS SO DANGEROUS..
Answer:
Ringworm is not very dangerous, but it is very contagious. He probably got in from someone at school, either someone touched his neck, or his neck touched something that someone else touched. A doctor can prescribe an ointment that will clear it up pretty quickly.

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It's a fungus like athlete's foot.It's dangerous, because it can go into your blood stream. I've heard if it gets to your heart it can kill you.

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its a fungus growth that you can get from someone else that has it, or from someone elses sweat, its a common thing for wrestlers to have ring worm from the exchange of sweat.
you can go to the drug store and buy anti-fungal cream that will clear it up. or you can go to the doctor and get a prescription, but the otc stuff works just as good.

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Ringworm is a fungus infection. It is not caused by aworm. Ringworm infects the scalp, nails, or the skin.The way ringworm looks and acts depends on thetype of fungus present and its location on the body.Ringworm is not dangerous, but treatment is neededso it does not spread.

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I got sent from home when I was in third grade. My doctor painted a ring around in and she gave me a note to get back in school. That was that. Apparently it is very contagious. No bid deal.

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Dermatophytoses are fungal infections of keratin in the skin and nails (nail infection is called tinea unguium鈥擮nychomycosis). Symptoms and signs vary by site of infection. Diagnosis is by clinical appearance and by examination of skin scraping on potassium hydroxide wet mount. Treatment varies by site but always involves topical or oral antifungal drugs.
Domestic pet animals are generally the carriers of fungus infection.

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