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Ringworm has no worms—it's a fungus
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Whoever named this highly contagious dermal affliction was entirely unconcerned with taxonomic accuracy. The angry, circular red rash is entirely the work of a specialized fungus known as a dermatophyte. It secretes enzymes that actively digest your surface keratin, spreading outward in a perfectly expanding ring as it aggressively devours your dead tissue.
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