 [ Symptoms ] a friend contracted ringworm and i touched his skin but not the infected area what are the chances of contracting it  a friend of mine from a youth group i go to recently contracted ringworm on his arm he was with the group tonight and had the area covered with a huge bandage yet he would peel the bandage off just enough for people to see the ring and then immediately put it back on i never touched the infected area but i did come into skin to skin contact with him during a couple games and activities i washed my hands face and other possible areas of contact with soap but will i get ringworm [ Disease ] my daughter caught it from her friend 5 yrs ago and it was from putting her slippers on i never caught it tho when i rubbed the ointment on her back where it was i immediately washed my hands tho too i guess different people affected differently by things