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My daughter woke up with this strange red ring on her arm. It’s not itchy but looks spreading. I’m panicking, do I need to rush her in?

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with every movement. When fungal spores invade the nail beds, they initiate a slow, insidious degradation process. What starts as a subtle white or yellow speck beneath the tip of a fingernail or toenail gradually transforms into a thick, distorted, crumbling mass of infected tissue. Left unchecked, the nail darkens, separates from the nail bed, and  

causes persistent, throbbing pain with every step you take.

The ease with which these fungal infections spread is deeply unsettling. Ringworm and its biological siblings are remarkably opportunistic, jumping from host to host through the briefest points of contact. A child playing with an infected family pet can easily pick up fungal spores embedded continue reading …

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