Oh yes, that is certainly true.  My neighbor caught it from
his grandson's daycare center.  It goes away eventually,
it just takes a while sometimes.

In animals, it's much more common when there are significant stressors...
particularly illness... but also includes emotional stress. That's true for
humans as well. It -is- common among people, but most of those people likely
have something going on under the surface that makes them somewhat
susceptible to it... whether it's job stress, or getting sick or whatnot.
The -only- people I've known to get it are those in near-constant contact
with potential carriers of the fungus. Coincidentally, these people are also
the ones that stay sick for three weeks when they get a minor cold.

Just to be careful that your husband doesn't pass it on to you or the
animals. You'll want to clean the apartment thoroughly when you get a
chance... though in shelter settings, we have to resort to strong bleach
solution. *G* I'd suggest lime-sulfur dipping the hubby twice a week for a
couple of months, but I doubt either you or he would appreciate the stink.

Does he go to a gym or go swimming?  I got ringworm when I was attending
NYU and didn't have any cats at that time.  The doctor said I could have
gotten it from the gym.

pcb