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The highly contagious nature of the ringworm fungus makes the nature of the fungal infection serious. Many do not know that ringworm, jock itch and ringworm are all caused by the same fungus. The name of the infection is simply determined by the location of the infection. The ringworm, jock itch and athlete’s foot fungus causing red, inflamed skin and in severe cases will cause cracking and bleeding (most common in Athlete’s Foot in between the toes). The main symptom of all three of these fungal infections is intense itching. This, of course, causes the desire to scratch because of the intense itching.

The worst thing you can do when you have a ringworm of the body, athlete’s foot or jock itch infection is to scratch. Your fingernails will become a carrier of the fungus. You will then spread the ringworm of the body to the groin which then becomes jock itch or visa versa. Or you can spread your athlete’s foot and turn it into ringworm of the body. You get the picture. The point is no matter how bad you want to scratch, you really shouldn’t. Or if you do, you need to wash your hands immediately afterwards with an anti-fungal hand soap.

It’s important to find a ringworm treatment that will attack all of the symptoms and the fungus at the same time. You need a ringworm treatment guaranteed to work. Something that will help alleviate the itch will drawing the fungus to the surface and drying it out. Which is exactly what the All Stop Ringworm Treatment does. The treatment contains something for the itch, something for the fungus and even an anti-fungal hand and body wash to stop the spread of the fungus via your fingernails.

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First off, it is important to know that the same fungus that causes Ringworm of the body also causes Athlete’s Foot and Jock Itch. The name of the fungal infection is simply based on location. If it’s on your arms, legs or torso — it’s Ringworm. On your feet it’s Athlete’s Foot and on the genital area it’s Jock Itch. All three are caused by the same fungus and can be spread from one area to another.

Once you have identified your non-toxic Ringworm treatment, the most important tip is to continue treating. The general rule of thumb is to continue treatment for at least a week after the rash has cleared up. Many people make the mistake of stopping treatment immediately after the rash has cleared up. This is a mistake because the fungus can still be active at this point and may result in a reinfection.

Once the rash has cleared you need to continue treatment of not only your skin, but your environment too. Continue to wash sheets and soiled clothing in hot water with an approved fungical detergent.

After a week with no new infections it is then safe to discontinue treatment. CAUTION: If you do not continue treatment for a week after rashes have cleared up you run a high risk of becoming reinfected with Ringworm fungus.

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Did you know the same fungus, tinea corporis, that causes Ringworm also causes Jock Itch and Athlete’s Foot? The location of the fungal infection may differ, but the root of the problem is the same. The fungus may start in the genital area for Jock Itch fungal infections, but if not treated immediately it can and will spread to other areas of the body such as the feet, armpits, thighs and any other warm area that tends to remain moist.

It is important when treating Jock Itch you keep the area as dry as possible. Moist, wet environments tend to aid Jock Itch, Ringworm and Athlete’s Foot to thrive and spread.

Another useful tip is to do your research when finding a Jock Itch treatment. Many treatments out there will relieve the symptoms of Jock Itch, but will not kill the fungus causing Jock Itch. It’s vital that you not only relieve the Jock Itch symptoms but kill the fungus causing the fungal infection.

Extreme cases of Jock Itch can eventually turn into secondary bacterial infections. The more you scratch Jock Itch the more prone you become to developing open sores. The more open sores you create by scratching the more at risk you are of developing a secondary bacterial infection.

It’s difficult to not scratch Jock Itch, Ringworm or Athlete’s Foot. The itch is insatiable and it’s hard to resist the urge to scratch. Scratching can also cause the fungal infection to spread quicker. You scratch with your hand and get the fungus on your hand and then touch another part of your body thus spreading the fungus without even realizing it.

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Jock Itch causes include moisture, warmth, and skin friction in the groin folds by wearing tight, occlusive clothing and undergarments that trap in sweat.

Jock Itch is usually associated as a inflammation or  rash on men in the groin area; however that is not totally true!  Women get jock itch too.  Jock itch is more common in men than in women simply because the presence of male genitalia leads to increased friction and humidity.  Women are more prone to develop a similar condition under their breasts.

Although the term Jock Itch implies that there is some sort of relationship with sports or athletics, anyone can get jock itch.   Jock itch is a fungal infection or rash caused by humidity, heat and friction that can irritate the skin.  Microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast and fungi infect the skin and cause burning, swelling along with a great deal of pain.

People who take antibiotics, diabetics, obesity or those from weakened immune systems are more at risk to develop the jock itch rash.  Jock is also highly contagious; therefore preventing the spread of jock itch by avoiding scratching, sexual activity, disinfecting your dress area with a hospital grade disinfectant and avoid wearing damp underwear is critical.  You can easily spread jock itch in your groin area to your feet by simply taking off your underwear; therefore jock itch is easily spread to other areas of your body and to others.

Intimate contact or contact with objects that harbor fungus can contaminate the groin skin. The fungus is spread by contact with the spores, which may survive on dead skin cells or objects for a long time.  An example is sharing a bath towel, socks, or even showering in a shower not properly disinfected.

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Jock itch is a fungus that is most common in men. They deal with it on a daily basis and it most often goes untreated for long periods of time. In most cases it is because a person has the fungus on their feet known as Athlete’s foot and then when putting on their underwear their feet come in contact with their underwear and then the fungus gets introduced to the groin area. Because the groin is a hot spot on the body, it becomes a feeding ground for the ringworm fungus. Yes, jock itch is simply ringworm of the groin area.

It is common in our customer service department to ask customers about having athlete’s foot before getting jock itch because they are most often related. The products that are recommended for the treatment of jock itch are the All Stop Medicated Skin Cream, Healing Gel, Medicated Body Wash and Disinfectant Spray. The reason for the four step approach is because you would be killing the fungus on your body as well as in your environment.

The Medicated Skin Cream draws the fungus spores to the surface and dries them up, the Healing Gel kills fungus and bacteria on the skin, the Body wash work to wash away the fungus and bacteria on the skin, and the Disinfectant spray kills the fungus in the environment. You can use this spray in the shower, the tub or even on the floor. Fungus is something that is not just going to go away, if there is moisture there, it will thrive. Our products are jock itch treatments are non toxic and will not harm you in any way. This is a every day process that can take any where from forty-eight hours or up to about one week to clear up depending on the severity of the jock itch case. It is not a disease but it is highly contagious. You want to be careful before putting on your underwear by putting socks on your feet first before putting your underwear on. Keeping the area as dry as possible by using powder is also a helpful tip that we have learned. Learn more about our non-toxic Jock Itch Treatment.