On 5/7/07, bia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what do you treat these things with ...Horses and people? Just curious... > Ringworm > Hook worm > Impetago? >
you treat them differently. First of all Hook Worm is not a fungus, it is a larvae that can kill people and animals. Very important you get rid of that at the doctor! Symptoms are a very itchy thing starts growing right beneath the surface of your skin that looks like a microscopic snake, like something burrowing. Itches like crazy! The doctor will freeze it. You get it from cow lots or from areas where an animal with hookworm has pooped. like the woods camping etc. As for ringworm, it doesn't really respond to other fungus medications except the one for ringworm and athletes feet. Impetago can be treated with most anti fungal stuff. What I do, if I get something weird and I don't know what it is, either on me or my horses, I will treat and if it doesnt immediately respond I switch to the other. like if it is in a moist area I will try monistat for yeast and if that doesnt work, antifungal and if that doesnt work another antifungal. or sometimes antibiotic cream. Ringworm can be so tiny it looks like a rash. so sometimes its hard to tell. You can tell the difference between a bug bite or fungus because a fungus itches and grows. But sometimes a fungus begins by entering a bug bite site! Impetago or however you spell it is the most dreaded to me! because you can't just smear cream on. Every day you have to scrub off the scab and put on cream. Its horrible. Fungus can be spread by insects flying from one animal to the next! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
