{"id":74420,"date":"2021-01-10T04:33:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T04:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=74420"},"modified":"2023-11-03T04:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T04:41:35","slug":"tinea-cruris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/tinea-cruris\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinea cruris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fungus infection causing irritation to the skin of the genital area.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fungal infection of the groin area, especially in hot climates.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fungus skin disease of surfaces of contact in the scrotal, crural, anal, and genital areas. Also called \u201cjock itch.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ringworm that affects the groin area, including around the anus and vagina, is highly contagious and can be challenging to eliminate, especially in communal living environments. It often occurs alongside athlete&#8217;s foot and is uncommon in women, except in warmer climates. The infection can be transmitted through floors of shower stalls, duckboards, bath mats, potentially toilet seats, towels, and shared clothing. It is also known as gym itch, jockey itch, or dhobie itch.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fungus infection causing irritation to the skin of the genital area. A fungal infection of the groin area, especially in hot climates. A fungus skin disease of surfaces of contact in the scrotal, crural, anal, and genital areas. Also called \u201cjock itch.\u201d Ringworm that affects the groin area, including around the anus and vagina, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-t"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tinea cruris - Definition of Tinea cruris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A fungus infection causing irritation to the skin of the genital area.A fungal infection of the groin area, especially in hot climates.A fungus skin disease of surfaces of contact in the scrotal, crural, anal, and genital areas. 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