Ringworm is very contagious. Ringworm can be transferred from person to person by direct contact (skin to skin) and also by indirect contact such as touching an infected person's clothing or even by touching a bench or other object that has contacted an infected person's skin.
What happens if you touch someone with ringworm?
If a person or animal has the infection, they may deposit fungal spores on objects and surfaces when they touch them; anyone who touches those objects may become infected. Children usually show symptoms when they become infected, but many adults do not.
How long is ringworm contagious in humans?
Incubation period: 1 to 3 weeks but can be shorter. Contagious period: A child with ringworm of the skin is infectious as long as the fungus remains present in the skin lesion. The fungus is no longer present when the lesion starts to shrink.
Can I be around someone with ringworm?
How long can you pass it to someone else? As long as the fungal spores are present in the skin, the ringworm can be spread from person to person, or animal to person. You don't stop being contagious when you start using antifungal medication.
Can you be around someone with ringworm and not get it?
Myth 5: Ringworm isn't contagious Ringworm is so contagious, in fact, that you don't even have to touch someone to get infected. The fungus can linger in places like locker room floors, as well as on hats, combs, and brushes.
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