Ringworm is often easy to spot with its characteristic red rings on the skin. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images When one hears the term ringworm, it likely conjures images of a nasty ...

Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported for the first time in the U.S. "Healthcare ...

Health officials are warning about a new case of ringworm likely spread through sex that has been reported in New York City, the first such case in the U.S. The infection, a rare fungus called ...

Dermatologists have discovered five cases of sexually transmitted ringworm in New York City caused by the fungus TMVII this year, the first ever detected in the United States. Reading time: Reading ...

NEW YORK - A new and "highly contagious" form of ringworm likely spread through sex has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, health officials warned. The rare fungus, called trichophyton ...

Researchers are warning doctors and the public about two emerging fungi that are stranger and hardier than the typical ringworm infection. Reading time 4 minutes Dermatologists are sounding the alarm ...

Researchers in New York have found an emerging threat of ringworm fungus, Trichophyton indotineae, which is often resistant to standard therapy, according to a study published May 15 in JAMA ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – A sexually transmitted ...

It might be time to give your furry family friends some serious skin scrutiny before wrapping them in a holiday hug. Area veterinarians are seeing a dramatic rise in ringworm cases, a skin disease ...