1 Thursday: The Chattanooga forecast for Oct 22 is 75 degrees and Sunny. 2  There is 50 percentage chance of rain and 1 mph winds from the East. 3  Friday: The Chattanooga forecast for Oct 23 is 73 degrees and Sunny. 4  There is 43 percentage chance of rain and 2 mph winds from the East-Northeast.
Dermatophytosis or ringworm is a clinical condition caused by fungal infection of the skin in humans, pets such as cats, and domesticated animals such as sheep and cattle. ringworm n : infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea}, {roundworm}]
Contrary to its name Ringworm is not a worm at all but a fungus called Dermatophytes. Dermaphtytes means 'plants that live on the skin'. In the past, because of the circular lesions made by the fungi they were thought to be caused by worms, hence the name ringworm.