

Yomiuri Shimbun Aug 25
Ringworm of the scalp, caused by a foreign fungus, has been spreading rapidly among participants in contact sports, such as judo...Trichophyton tonsurans, is believed to have been transmitted from a foreign competitor to a Japanese during an international judo match held in Japan. Since then, it has spread among Japanese athletes participating in domestic meets ...once the fungus enters the hair follicles, the infected person begins to lose hair.