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Ringworm: Cats
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Ringworm is contagious. It can be passed from one person to the next by direct skin-to-skin contact or by contact with contaminated items such as combs, unwashed clothing, and shower or pool surfaces. You can ... catch ringworm from pets that carry the fungus. Cats are common carriers.
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Ringworm is ... known as dermatophytosis. There are four species of fungi that can cause dermatophytosis in cats; it is most often caused by the organism called microsporum canis. Microsporum canis is so well adapted to cats that up to 20% of cats are thought to be asymptomatic carriers, meaning they have the organism but show no outward signs.
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Ringworm is spread through contact with another infected animal, or through contact with infective spores. Spores are scattered through the environment after cats are infected, and can be found in carpets, furniture, cat bedding and even air filters in the home. The spores are highly resistant and can last in the environment for up to 18 months, so treatment of ringworm in cats must include a thorough house cleaning to clean up any spores that could reinfect the cat.
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Ringworm is common throughout the world and highly contagious. It can be easily contracted by direct and indirect skin contact with a dermatophyte spore. Often when the brittle hair breaks off of an infected animal it takes the spores with it. The number one carriers of ringworm are cats. Rodents are the next largest carriers of the disease and they will often pass it on to dogs that dig in their burrows. Boarding kennels, breeding kennels, shared grooming tools, clippers, bedding, hay, scratching posts and other items that the animal comes into contact with are common contaminants. Any item that comes into contact with a contaminated area can potentially spread the disease if it is not properly disinfected between uses.
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Ringworm is usually transmitted by coming into close contact with animals such as cats, dogs, hamsters, farm animals, guinea pigs, rabbits etc. It can ... be passed from person to person. The fungi normally enter the body through a break in the skin – such as a scratch or cut.
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Ringworm is contagious from dogs to other dogs and to cats. If the exposed pets do not have any skin abnormalities, including hair loss, they should be treated for 10 days. If skin lesions develop during those 10 days, treatment is extended until the fungus is gone.
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