GENTINAL super fungus’ is likely already in Britain and spreading, experts have warned. Four people in the United States have ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...

buttocks, or face. The rash can be red, itchy and scaly and have the potential to form pus-filled abscesses and scars. What causes ringworm? Despite its name, a fungus causes ringworm. This type ...

The new strain of ringworm can be highly inflammatory, causing painful, itchy, and persistent skin lesions on the genitals, ...

The fungal infection, also known as ringworm elsewhere on the body, "can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals," the CDC said.

The rare genital fungus known as Jock Itch (tinea cruris) has seen a rise in cases in New York this year, according to health ...

Until now, transmission of the fungal infection through skin ... City among men who have sex with men." The rash appeared "on the [patients'] face, buttocks or genitals, and was successfully ...

Doctors in New York City are reporting the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, a fungal infection ...