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General description of the disease
Ringworm is an infectious disease of the skin, nails and hair caused by a fungus of the genus Microsporum.
Causes and methods of transmission of ringworm:
- contact with a sick animal (mainly stray dogs and cats are carriers) or with a person;
- using only towels, scissors, hygiene products, washcloths, combs, bed linen, shoes with the patient;
- reduced immunity;
- non-compliance with personal hygiene products;
- in hairdressing and beauty salons, they do not carry out the necessary and correct processing of working tools.
Also, transmission of the disease through soil or soil is possible (an infected piece of wool (hair, nail plate) fell from a sick animal (human), a spore of the fungus got into the soil and began to reproduce). The activity of the fungus in the ground can last for several months.
Types and symptoms of ringworm:
- 1 skin (smooth skin) – the fungus does not affect the vellus and hard hairs, a small red spot is first formed on the skin, which increases in size over time, and a red rim appears along its edge, consisting of many small pimples. If the disease is not treated, then new foci may appear nearby. The person may feel itchy, but often there are no special symptoms.
- 2 scalp – where the focus of the disease has arisen, the hair becomes brittle, dull, and loses its volume and elasticity. After a while (when the fungus penetrates into the hair follicle), the hair begins to break off at a height of 1-2 centimeters from the surface of the head (skin). The focus becomes like a grayish stump.
There are different forms of ringworm flow:
- abortive – with this form, the symptoms are mild, surface lesions are pale (barely noticeable);
- edematous-erythematous – in places where lichen, the spots are very inflamed, itchy, allergic reactions often occur, a slight peeling of the skin is noticeable (mostly young women and children are ill);
- papular-squamous – only individual areas on the chest and face are affected, the spots are purple in color and heavily covered with scales, there is a strong burning sensation and itching of lichen, the surface of the skin becomes bumpy;
- deep – the female legs suffer from the fungus, on which subcutaneous nodules form, the size of which can reach 3 centimeters in diameter;
- infiltrative-suppurative (the most complex course of the disease) – with this form, the ringworm plaque is too dense and swollen, pus oozes from the pores of the skin;
- onychomycosis (versicolor of the nail plate) – a light, dull spot forms on the edge of the nail, and the nail plate itself becomes fragile and begins to crumble;
- ringworm of the palms and soles – a thick layer of keratinized skin forms on the soles and palms, which looks like a callus (in fact, it is a dry lichen plaque).
Healthy foods for ringworm
So that the level of immunity does not decrease, there should be good nutrition, which includes the intake of fresh (if possible, grown at home) vegetables and fruits, meat and fish dishes prepared from low-fat varieties, dairy and fermented milk products (they will help normalize the microflora and reduce allergic reactions ).
Traditional medicine for ringworm:
- 1 Treatment of depriving with alcohol tincture of propolis. To prepare it, you will need a glass of alcohol and 50 grams of propolis. The components must be mixed in a glass jar and infused for a week. The affected areas should be lubricated with this tincture 3-4 times a day for 10 days.
- 2 A chicken egg is taken, the yolk and white are drawn, the film is removed from the shell, under which there is a small amount of liquid. It is she who lubricates the wounds 3 times a day for a week.
- 3 Take a small pinch of raisins (black, pitted) and cover with hot water, leave in water until the raisins swell. Take raisins, rub between fingers and the resulting gruel, smear the lichen spots. Apply until the skin is restored.
- 4 Lubricate the damaged areas with squeezed cranberry juice. To prepare it, take half a kilogram of cranberries, rinse, grind through a sieve, get rid of the pulp. Take a cotton swab, soak it in the juice, and wipe the wounds. There is no set amount of wiping per day. With regular use of this method, improvements are visible on the fourth day.
- 5 Ointment from plantain juice, ash from birch bark and alcohol. To prepare the juice, you need to collect plantain leaves, rinse, dry, place in a blender and grind. Then squeeze the juice using cheesecloth. 200 ml of juice requires 1 tablespoon of ash and 1 teaspoon of alcohol. The effect of the ointment is noticeable the next day. Full recovery will take a maximum of a week.
- 6 With ringworm, an effective remedy is rubbing a decoction of chamomile into the scalp. It helps to restore not only the skin, but also the hair. Pour 100 grams of chamomile inflorescences (dry) with 1,5 liters of hot boiled water. Insist 35-40 minutes. Filter. The procedure must be carried out daily for a decade (10 days).
- 7 Pumpkin pulp compress. Take the pulp, grate, squeeze the juice with gauze. The pulp, which remains attached to sore spots, is fixed with a bandage. The compress should be changed every 8-10 hours until complete recovery. Pumpkin pulp relieves allergic reactions and itching well, and also has a good tonic effect.
- 8 In case of damage to the face and chest area, in the treatment it is better to use an ointment prepared on the basis of beets and buckwheat honey. Boil the beets (50 minutes), peel, grate on the finest grater and add the same amount of honey. Mix. Put in a cool place for 24 hours. At the end of the day, the ointment is ready for use. She spread the spots depriving a week 3 times a day.
- 9 For treatment, you can use sulfuric, salicylic, tar ointments.
Dangerous and harmful foods for ringworm
- alcoholic beverages;
- spicy, sweet dishes;
- products with preservatives, carcinogens, dyes, flavors, various food additives;
- fatty, mushroom broths;
- legumes.
You can drink coffee, cocoa and tea in moderation.
Attention!
The administration is not responsible for any attempt to use the information provided, and does not guarantee that it will not harm you personally. The materials cannot be used to prescribe treatment and make a diagnosis. Always consult your specialist doctor!