Ringworm, medically known as tinea, is a contagious skin infection caused by several different fungus organisms and can affect various parts of the body. The fungus that causes scalp and foot ringworm ...

Experts from New York University (NYU) who write the report have warned this new "highly contagious" form of ringworm is a "potential public health threat". Doctors in France reported 13 cases of ...

FOUR people in the US have tested positive for a new, highly contagious fungal ringworm that spreads via sex. The infection known as trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) is also on the ...

Four people in the United States have already tested positive for a new, highly contagious fungal ringworm that spreads via sex. The infection, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII ...

Source: Focus Medica. A highly contagious common fungal skin infection that causes a red or silvery ring-like rash on the skin or scalp. Ringworm is a fungal infection affecting skin, scalp ...