Despite its name, ringworm isnât caused by a worm â but rather by a fungus. âThe rash happens to come as a ring,â says Amy Kassouf, MD, a dermatologist with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The name ringworm describes the characteristic circular shape, which can be red and scaly in appearance.
~ OPERATION TORCH ~ NORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942 Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.ORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942. Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.
Operation Torch. Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together.Stalinâs Russia had been pressing the Allies to start a new front against the Germans in the western sector of the war in Europe.peration Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together.