Ringworm is a fungal skin infection; there are several different types of fungus that can cause ringworm. 1  Symptoms of ringworm, other than dog hair loss, include: 2  Scaliness. 3  Crusty areas. 4  Pustules. 5  Vesicles. 6  Itchiness. 7  Draining.
Neither the water heater nor the softener has had anything done to it in 11 years other than me adding salt to the water softener salt storage container. We have hard water. Recently, in the past several months, our water has got sort of a musty smell (for lack of a better description) intermittently.
Natural fibers like cotton, wool and linen soak up sweat from your skin and allow it to evaporate. But while synthetic fibers like Rayon, polyester, nylon and even some natural fibers like silk look pretty, their ability to repel water (and your sweat) will make you smell worse in the end.