How to Use ringworm in a Sentence

ringworm

noun

• 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
• For the record, ringworm has nothing to do with actual worms and gets its name from the rash’s shape.
  — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 26 July 2024
• Both were healthy and active aside from minor skin lesions and mild cases of ringworm.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 29 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Many say that for the high fees, companies should do more to prevent the spread of infections like ringworm.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 July 2026
• Despite its name, ringworm isn’t an infection caused by worms or a parasite.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 3 Aug. 2024
• The name beard ringworm describes the appearance of round skin lesions that form a rash in the affected area.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 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
• Many of these infections cause a round lesion that is often mistaken for ringworm.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• But that ringworm scare had come after a few months of persistent skin irritation.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2018
• This natural product can help people with ringworm and may help reduce cradle cap.
  — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
• 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
• During this time, Kia was also treated for ringworm and an ear infection, both of which have cleared up.
  — The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024
• Those patients had to take the drug for longer than most people with ringworm require, but the infections finally cleared.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
• 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
• She was also tested for ringworm and tested negative.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• Eczema might even masquerade as ringworm, a fungal infection.
  — Erin Nicole Cellett, Allure, 23 Aug. 2021
• Left untreated, ringworm can spread to other parts of the body or to other individuals.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 July 2026
• The best way to diagnose ringworm infection in an animal is by fungal culture.
  — Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• So are common fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot – a rash between your toes – and ringworm, a rash that, despite its name, is caused by a fungus.
  — Matt Kasson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Scabies, ringworm, rashes from numerous unknown sources and unwashed skin was wrapped in clothing of stiff linen, smelly woolens or coarse calico.
  — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
• An itchy bottom can be caused by ringworm, fleas, allergies, and fecal contamination.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• The necropsy found a severe parasitic skin infection and a ringworm infection.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• For more widespread ringworm, your health care provider can prescribe oral antifungal medication.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 July 2026
• For example, the wild cucumber was used to adhere paint to rocks, treat skin infections such as ringworm, and as a fishing tool, Holton said.
  — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
• In addition to the pets and school dances, a ringworm outbreak sends the faculty into a frenzy with Ava playing no games in her hazmat suit.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019