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 ...

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.

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has ...

31 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, all five cases of sexually transmitted ringworm so far ...