What Increases Your Risk

Your risk of getting ringworm is higher if:

• You come in contact with a person who has a fungal infection or with a carrier—a person who has the fungi but does not have symptoms.
• You are susceptible to fungal infections or you have had a previous fungal infection.
• You have an impaired immune system due to a disease such as diabetes, AIDS, or cancer.
• You live in a warm, damp climate.
• You wear tight-fitting clothes or you let your skin stay damp for long periods, such as by staying in a wet bathing suit or sweaty workout clothes.
• You are a wrestler.