Understanding ringworm: Symptoms, causes, and effective treatments

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Written By Kim Manunui

Itchy, red, and ring-shaped rash on the skin?

It could be ringworm.

This common fungal infection can pop up in different parts of the body like the feet, groin, or the scalp. It is particularly common in kids, and can spread easily through direct contact, unwashed clothing, or damp areas like showers or pool changing rooms. Pets carrying the fungus can also pass on ringworm.

👀 Spotting ringworm: Look for itchy, raised, scaly patches with a pale centre that might blister and crust. The patches typically have a sharply defined edge which looks like a ring and the centre is paler in colour.

🦶 Signs on the feet: Cracks, peeling skin, blisters, and soggy-looking skin especially between toes or on the soles. Children might feel an itching, stinging, or burning sensation there too.

💊 Treatment time: Good news, anti-fungal products can tackle ringworm! Pop into Unichem Pharmacy to find powders, lotions, creams, or gels that do the job. Our Pharmacists can guide you to the best product depending on where the infection is located.

Pop in store today to have a chat with us.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
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