Ringworm is caused by infection of the hair and surface layers of the skin by fungi. It occurs in all species of animals including man. Fungal infections cause little, if any, permanent damage or ...

Certain dermatophytes are species-specific, suggesting they can only infect one kind of animal, but others may move between various animal species or from animals to humans. Almost every ringworm ...

Local Animal Shelter Faces Temporary Cat Intake Halt Due to Ringworm Outbreak. Best Friends Animal Society Assists in ...

Cat intake will be limited at the shelter for at least three or four weeks, Twin Falls Animal Shelter Executive Director Debra Blackwood says.