When fungus grows on the scalp, ringworm can look like a small sore that appears pimple-like. The affected area gets flaky, patchy, or even scaly. The flakes look like dandruff, but, unlike ...

Tinea is commonly known as ringworm, a fungal infection that can be found anywhere on the body. It gets its name because of the circular rash it causes. The name of the infection is determined by ...

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 ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3576533 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3576533 A series of about 2200 children who received X-ray treatment for ringworm of the scalp (tinea ...

Ever since an epidemic of scalp ringworm started in eastern U.S. cities three years ago, many a small boy has been sent home from school for treatment. But doctors knew only one effective remedy ...

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 ...

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

Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors in New York City are describing the ...