After touching the area with ringworm, wash your hands before touching another area of your body. 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.
Can you get ringworm just by touching?
Object to human. It's possible for ringworm to spread by contact with objects or surfaces that an infected person or animal has recently touched or rubbed against, such as clothing, towels, bedding and linens, combs, and brushes.
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.
How long do you have to be in contact with ringworm to get it?
The incubation period is unknown for most of these agents, however ringworm of the scalp is usually seen 10 to 14 days after contact and ringworm of the body is seen 4 to 10 days after initial contact.
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