Ringworm is actually caused by infection of the skin with a fungus, not a worm as the name suggests. It is often caught from contact with an animal or child with the infection. It can cause rashes ...

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

Athlete’s hand Athlete’s hand, or tinea manuum, is the name used if the ringworm infection is on one or both hands. It can be on the palm or the back of the hand, or in the skin folds between ...

Ringworm is actually caused by infection of the skin with a fungus, not a worm as the name suggests. It is often caught from contact with an animal or child with the infection.

Gyms can be a breeding ground for ringworm, this skin infection spreads easily in warm, damp places. Know more from the ...

Despite the name, ringworm isn't any kind of worm but instead ... Until now, transmission of the fungal infection through skin-to-skin sexual contact has been rare, although cases have been ...

Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known United States cases of sexually transmitted ringworm (Trichophyton mentagrophytes).

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 ...

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