Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ringworm is often easy to spot with its characteristic red rings on the skin. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images ...

A HIGHLY contagious strain of fungal ringworm that spreads through sex could already be silently circulating in the UK, ...

Researchers are warning doctors and the public about two emerging fungi that are stranger and hardier than the typical ringworm infection. Reading time 4 minutes Dermatologists are sounding the alarm ...

The fungal skin infection TMVII is spreading in Minnesota through direct contact. Health experts advise medical care for ...

The World Health Organization considers antimicrobial resistance to be one of the most serious threats for global health. Similar to the way bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, fungal ...

Sexually transmitted ringworm, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, is a fungus that infects the skin.

TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.

Minnesota reports surge in sexually transmitted ringworm (TMVII), prompting health alerts and calls for early diagnosis and ...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said this week the state is experiencing the country’s “largest known outbreak” of an emerging sexually transmitted fungus that can cause ringworm. The genital ...

Super-ringworm is on the loose in New York City. In a report this week, doctors and health officials have detailed the first known U.S. cases of the itchy infection caused by a contagious and emerging ...

VD for Valentine’s Day? In case you needed a reason to stay celibate this weekend, there’s a sexually transmitted fungus making the rounds and leaving its mark. Experts say the public should be aware ...

Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to a recent Centers for ...