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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lesions are most frequent on the head and neck, but they may be found over the entire body in severe cases. Scabs may fall from older lesions and leave a hairless area in the center, one that has a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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