Health chiefs are calling on people to know how to spot the signs of the ancient infection after a rise in cases ...

Health officials are warning the public to recognise signs of an ancient fungal infection after a startling spike in cases. A ...

The rash may be scaly, dry, swollen or itchy. "Ringworm can appear anywhere on the body, including the scalp (tinea capitis) ...

As the fungus spreads outwards the rings get larger. If the ringworm is on your daughter's scalp it may look like dandruff or bald spots. These can be dry and crusty or wet and full of pus.

Despite ringworm's reputation as a scalp disease of Victorian slum-dwellers, it is a common fungal infection, estimated to affect between ten and 20 per cent of the population — mainly children.

Ringworm, a fungal infection, can occur on a person’s scalp, the NHS says. In that case, it can cause patchy hair loss. Complications like kerion (pus-filled bumps on your scalp) and Majocchi ...

The expansion in hair styling emporiums correlates with a rise in cases of the fungal disease known as ‘ringworm’.

Similar to scalp ringworm, lice is most common in children, but it can also affect adults. The most common form of transmission is head-to-head contact with another person with lice. Sharing hair ...

And with good reason: the Soo had been hit by a raging epidemic of tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp). Of 5,712 elementary schoolchildren, 1,300 had ringworm; so had 150 preschool moppets and ...