Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report ...

A new sexually transmitted fungal infection has been detected for the first time in the U.S., health experts announced Wednesday. A study, published in the journal JAMA Dermatology on Wednesday, ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is a drug resistant fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans. The fungus is acquired through sexual contact, according to the CDC. The infection is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First case of ‘highly contagious’ ringworm transmitted through sex recorded in US A New York man became the first to contract a ...

A rare fungus recently caused the first-ever U.S. case of sexually transmitted ringworm. Reported in JAMA Dermatology on Wednesday, a new study helmed by doctors from NYU Langone Health revealed the ...

The infection, which can take months to clear up even with treatment, has been increasingly diagnosed throughout Europe. Health care officials are sounding the alarm after a man became the first ...

A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report, published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU Langone ...