late 14c., gatherer of taxes, etc., from Anglo-French collectour collector (of money or taxes; Old French collector, Modern French collecteur), from Late Latin collector, agent noun from colligere (see collect).
Ringworm is contagious. It spreads when you have skin-to-skin contact with a person or animal that has it. It can also spread when you share things like towels, clothing, or sports gear. You can also get ringworm by touching an infected dog or cat, although this form of ringworm is not common.
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Some intestinal parasites in cats are zoonotic, which means they can be transmitted from animals to humans. Roundworms (Ancylostoma sp.) and cat hookworms (Toxocara cati) are two intestinal parasites that can pass from cats to humans. Other zoonotic intestinal parasites include tapeworms and Toxoplasmosis gondii and Giardia species. Good hygiene helps prevent intestinal parasites in cats from infecting humans.