Ringworm treatment for kids

Ringworm is a kind of a fungal infection of the skin which manifests itself in the form of round wound-like spots on the skin. To be honest, it looks pretty repulsive, and seeing it on skin of small children can be particularly upsetting for the parents, but the thing about it is that it looks worse than it really is that serious.

Perhaps the worst thing about this condition is that it weakens the immune system considerably and makes the person more prone to much more complicated and dangerous infections, which is an even greater issue in the case of a child who is already much weaker than an adult.

How is ringworm transmitted?

Childrenwho are prone to getting the disease are the ones whose diet is not nutritious and healthy enough, or their hygiene does not fit the standard. Sometimes, the reasons for getting ringworm are environmental, as they are more likely to seek a warmer climate. Finally, being a contagious disease that it is, ringworm can be passed on a child by someone suffering from it, through an object that an infected person touched or through a pet.

It is highly recommended to try to determine where the child caught the infection in order to take the necessary steps to prevent it from ever happening again, because, unlike mononucleosis, having ringworm provides no immunity whatsoever for the future.

What body parts does ringworm spread to?

The most traumatizing place for the child to have ringworm on is the scalp. Ringworm does not just merely touch the surface of the scalp, as it follows the hair root quite deep. The particularly troublesome thing is that the itching this infection causes can be completely unbearable and small children tend to forget not to scratch, or they simply can’t resist it, so eventually, they might end up causing more severe damage. Aside from the itching, the symptoms include the flaking of the scalp and presence of dandruff and sometimes even hair loss.

Except the scalp, ringworm is likely to appear on the arms and legs, the groin area and somewhere on the feet, particularly between the toes.

How to treat ringworm?

Theconventional method of treating ringworm is with a hospital therapy, but all the other locations of ringworm except the scalp can be treated from home as well. One way is to buy the corresponding sprays and creams for ringworm, and the other, natural way involves applying organic plant extracts on the affected areas.