Despite its name, ringworm isn’t an infection caused by worms or a parasite. Rather, it’s an infection caused by fungi that can occur almost anywhere on your body, including your hands ...

Ringworm is not actually caused by a worm or some form of living parasite. It’s caused by a fungus called tinea, which lives on the dead tissues of the skin, including your nails and hair.

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A fitness finatic has warned gym-goers never to skip wiping down equipment before using it — after she contracted debilitating ringworm from an 'abs cruncher' machine. Jamie Samnang, 41 ...

Sanjaya Senanayake 0:53 So this is the first documented human infection with this parasite. So you're quite right, we had nothing really to go on. There are certain parasites that are known to ...