What type of infection is the skin complaint, Ringworm?
Feline zoonosis The most common symptoms of cheyletiellosis in people include itching, redness, and raised bumps on areas of the skin that touched the infested animal. Cheyletiellosis in people generally resolves on its own. Cats are reservoirs and are able to transmit mycotic infections. Cats, especially kittens can pass on a Ringworm infection to people. Ringworm is a fungal disease and approximately 40 types of fungi can cause ringworm. They are typically of the "Trichophyton", "Microsporum", or "Epidermophyton" type. It gets its name from the characteristic ring-like rash on the skin. The disease is spread by touching an infected cat. The rash
Skin infection Skin infection Infection of the skin is distinguished from dermatitis, which is inflammation of the skin, but a skin infection can result in skin inflammation. Skin inflammation due to skin infection is called "infective dermatitis." Bacterial skin infections affected about 155 million people and cellulitis occurred in about 600 million people in 2013. Bacterial skin infections include: Fungal skin infections may present as either a superficial or deep infection of the skin, hair, and/or nails. As of 2010, they affect about one billion people globally. Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites in humans are caused by several groups of organisms belonging