How to Use ringworm in a Sentence

ringworm

noun
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  • But there was a catch: the pup had ringworm and could not be adopted until cured of the rash.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
  • Many of the dogs and cats could have ringworm or heart worm, which will need to be cured before they can be adopted.
    — Rosemary Regina Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Know someone with a case of metal ringworm or eye stots?
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Dorit calls up her husband PK, a case of ringworm wearing a tie-dyed bucket hat.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Jes and Chris tell him that ringworm lives in the dirt, and that this mother and her puppies will be re-exposed to it constantly.
    — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • He was also covered in mange-causing mites and ringworm fungus, which had spread to a lymph node.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2023
  • Both were healthy and active aside from minor skin lesions and mild cases of ringworm.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Athlete’s foot—also known as tinea pedis or foot ringworm—is a fungal infection that impacts the feet.
    — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
  • We had been infected with barber disease, the doctor told us, a kind of ringworm spread first by barbers’ tools, then by children touching heads at school.
    — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Many of these infections cause a round lesion that is often mistaken for ringworm.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • People can get ringworm after petting a farm animal or even a dog or cat that has an infection.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • But that ringworm scare had come after a few months of persistent skin irritation.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2018
  • His mother posted a picture of his neck on Instagram supporting the ringworm claim then deleted it.
    — Scott Miller, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Each bio-active enzyme is shown to work against wounds, hot spots, ringworm, MRSA, and other common conditions.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Visually, the hairs are short and broken and can result in bald patches that can be misdiagnosed as ringworm or alopecia areata.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The best way to diagnose ringworm infection in an animal is by fungal culture.
    — Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
  • Don’t make excuses; don’t point fingers elsewhere; don’t blame it on taking the wrong ringworm medication.
    — Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Currently, Lee is fostering a Chihuahua puppy named Pinky, who has ringworm.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020
  • The necropsy found a severe parasitic skin infection and a ringworm infection.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Eczema might even masquerade as ringworm, a fungal infection.
    — Erin Nicole Cellett, Allure, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Psoriasis and fungal infections such as ringworm, both of which can cause itchy, scaly patches on the body, can also be mistaken for atopic dermatitis.
    — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • At four years old, while her peers were risking ringworm in sandboxes and playing tag at recess, the actress was busy manifesting her now-fiancé Machine Gun Kelly.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022
  • Public health officials urged doctors to be on the lookout for ringworm infections, also known as tinea, that do not respond to traditional first-line treatments.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • Tea tree oil and mint team up to work their antibacterial and antimicrobial magic to treat jock itch, nail fungus, athlete’s foot, body acne, ringworm and psoriasis all over the body.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
  • Examples of fungal infections are yeast infections, jock itch, ringworm, and athlete's foot.
    — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The authors called for clinicians to look for resistant ringworm cases, as clinical testing can misidentify the fungus.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
  • An itchy bottom can be caused by ringworm, fleas, allergies, and fecal contamination.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The cooler outer surfaces of our bodies are at risk of minor assaults—think of athlete's foot, yeast infections, ringworm—but in people with healthy immune systems, invasive infections have been rare.
    — Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 19 May 2021
  • Public showers can contain contagious bacteria and fungus that can lead to health issues including athletes foot and ringworm.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2023
  • And the latter medication can actually make ringworm worse.
    — Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022

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