My 3yr old daughter has been around her neice this past weekend. i later found out that my neice has ringworm. if my daughtr catches it, how long does it take to fully show?
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Dr. Leonard J. Grossman
, MD
replied on October 7th, 2009
Kids Health and Pediatrics Answer A7475
Hi
Welcome to the forum!
You are right! Your daughter can catch the infection from your niece. Scalp Ringworm usually appears 10 to 14 days after contact and the skin Ringworm generally appears 4 to 10 days after contact. The time between exposure and symptoms is not known for the other types of Ringworm but can vary between 1 and 4 weeks.
So if your daughter were to get the infection, she would have got by now. Hope this helps. Take care!
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