PARASITIC SKIN DISEASES. 



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plying ointment. Use ointment every other day till cured. 

 Separate affected animals. Disinfect premises. 



Fig. 127. A piece of mangy skin. 



RINGWORM 



Is caused by two kinds of fungus. A number of round, 

 scabby patches appear, usually about the head and eyes, 

 giving the animal a hideous look. The rings may unite 

 and form large patches. If the scabs are peeled off, a 

 raw surface is exposed, whence a yellowish fluid exudes, 

 by the drying of which the scabs are formed. The dis- 

 ease is contagious. 



Fig. 128. Ringworm. 



Fig. 129. Another specimen same. 



Remedy.— -Ointment of iodine, or ointment of acid 



