Ring worm is a fungal disease affecting mammals including cattle, dog, cats and humans. Different fungi affect different species.Cattle are affected by Trichophyton verrucosum and humans by a different fungus. It causes grey-white crusty infectious areas of skin.It is itchy and unsightly but not dangerous. Antifungal creams are effective.Athletes foot (tinea pedis) is a human fungal disease caused by fungi such as Trichophyton rubrum.The fungus digests the warm, moist skin between the toes and causes cracking and scaling. The skin may become itchy and sore. Antifungal creams are effective.
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Specification: OCR Biology A (H020), AS-level, 4.1.1 Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system. Topic: Communicable Diseases.
Key terms in this lesson
- taxonomy
- The theory and practice of classifying living organisms into hierarchical groups.
- phylogeny
- The evolutionary relationships between organisms and their ancestors, often represented as a phylogenetic tree.
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