Question

name the external factor which is responsible for ringworm disease

Answer 1

Specific dermatophytes associated with the various types of ringworm, including athlete's foot, jock itch, tinea capitis (a fungal infection of the scalp), and others include Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton. ... Dermatophyte fungi can thrive on inanimate surfaces as well.

Answer 2

It is due to a kind of fungi called dermatophytes. the horny proteins constituting the major part of the outermost layer of the skin and nails. the fungi produces response to the skin that vary from slight scaling to blistering and marked distribution of the keratin.