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How does a person get infected with ringworms?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Ringworms: Dermatophytes (skin fungi) survive on dead layer of keratin protein on top of skin & cause infection. They rarely invade deeper layers of skin.

Answered 8/2/2012

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