Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the arrival of a new, highly contagious fungal infection in NYC, health experts are sharing what you need to know to keep ...
NEW YORK -- A sexually transmitted form of ringworm recently made its way into the United States. So far, there has only been one reported case -- a patient in New York City. Trichophyton ...
Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty rash that can take months to bring under control. Despite the name, ...
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that causes an itchy rash, frequently on the groin or hands. Contrary to its name, it is not caused by a worm. It is caused by one of three species of fungus ...
Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Key Takeaways Antifungal creams help treat skin and nail infections like athlete's ...
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 ...
Ringworm is a fungal skin infection caused by dermatophytes. These dermatophytes are fungi that survive on tough waterproof skin, nail and hair tissue called keratin. The disease, unlike the name ...