1 Thursday: The Chattanooga forecast for Oct 22 is 75 degrees and Sunny. 2  There is 50 percentage chance of rain and 1 mph winds from the East. 3  Friday: The Chattanooga forecast for Oct 23 is 73 degrees and Sunny. 4  There is 43 percentage chance of rain and 2 mph winds from the East-Northeast.
Dermatophytosis or ringworm is a clinical condition caused by fungal infection of the skin in humans, pets such as cats, and domesticated animals such as sheep and cattle. ringworm n : infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea}, {roundworm}]
At their root are fungi, not the bacteria or viruses that cause other infections. Technically speaking, ringworm is a dermatophyte, says Weinberg. A dermatophyte is simply a type of fungi that can cause skin, hair, or nail infections. Candida is a yeast, says Weinberg. These fungi can cause infections on many areas of the body. These fungal infections affect some of the same body parts but also different ones, Stein Gold tells WebMD.