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 CDC last week issued an alert about a new variant of a genital fungal infection detected in New York City. It’s called ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A fungus that can cause lesions and take months to treat is the focus of a warning from the CDC, following the discovery of cases in the U.S.

Ringworm often presents as a neat ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a survey to see how many cases of Trichophyton infection there are in the U.S. But for ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) is an emerging dermatophyte fungus that may be spread during sex, according to ...

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 ...

Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty ...

HealthDay News — Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm ( Trichophyton mentagrophytes ).