Touching or scratching the area with ringworm and then touching another area can spread ringworm from one part of your body to another. Washing your hands well can help prevent this. Keep the infected area clean and dry.
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 contagious is ringworm from human to human?
Ringworm is highly contagious, and it spreads easily from person to person (and even from animal to person). Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) and jock itch (tinea cruris) are caused by the same organism as ringworm. It's called ringworm when it appears on other parts of your body.
Can you spread ringworm by touch?
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.
Can ringworm spread to hands?
Ringworm may involve the hands, particularly the palms and the spaces between the fingers. It typically causes thickening (hyperkeratosis) of these areas, often on only one hand. Tinea manuum is a common companion of tinea pedis (ringworm of the feet).
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