{"id":10535,"date":"2026-03-01T22:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=10535"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:35:20","slug":"are-red-circular-rashes-on-the-arm-contagious-heres-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=10535","title":{"rendered":"Are Red Circular Rashes on the Arm Contagious? Here\u2019s What You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"349\">Noticing red, round patches on your skin can be alarming. One common cause is\u00a0<strong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"161\">ringworm<\/strong>, a contagious fungal infection that spreads through skin contact, shared towels, clothing, or even pets. It usually shows as a red, circular rash with a clearer center and mild itching.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"577\">Not all round rashes are infectious.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"398\">Eczema<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"416\">psoriasis<\/strong>\u00a0can cause similar patches but are non-contagious. Eczema often looks dry or crusty, while psoriasis creates thick, silvery plaques on elbows, knees, or scalp.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"739\">If your rash spreads, itches, or won\u2019t improve, see a doctor. A simple test can confirm ringworm, which usually clears within weeks with antifungal treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Noticing red, round patches on your skin can be alarming. One common cause is\u00a0ringworm, a contagious fungal infection that spreads through skin contact, shared towels, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=10535\" title=\"Are Red Circular Rashes on the Arm Contagious? Here\u2019s What You Should Know\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10537,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10535\/revisions\/10537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}