How to protect yourself from ringworm and scabies? What causes these diseases and how do they spread?

How to protect yourself from ringworm and scabies? What causes these diseases and how do they spread? Why is it necessary to see a doctor in both cases?

Ringworm – caused by the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans. You can get infected from a sick person or animal through contact, using combs, towels, hats, clothes, bed linen. This disease often affects the skin and scalp. Usually, the disease is accompanied by itching of the affected area, while the person scratches the affected area, thereby infected hair or skin flakes can spread and infect others. Scabies is caused by the scabies mite. You can only get infected from a sick person through contact and use of common items. Prevention consists in observing the rules of personal hygiene, not in contact with infected people and animals. Since both diseases are highly contagious, self-medication is unacceptable. It is necessary to immediately contact a medical institution in order to undergo treatment and not infect other people.