The first U.S. cases of a drug-resistant strain of ringworm have been detected in New York City, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ringworm, also called tinea, ...

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 ...

Super-ringworm is on the loose in New York City. In a report this week, doctors and health officials have detailed the first known U.S. cases of the itchy infection caused by a contagious and emerging ...

Exercising in the gym proved to be costly for 41-year-old Jamie Samnang, a resident of America, when she got a serious fungal infection called 'ringworm'. This infection not only disrupted her routine ...

Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

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 ...

Sam Cinkir, said: "Scalp ringworm, also known as 'tinea capitis', is a rash caused by a fungal infection and is highly contagious. It is commonly passed on between people sharing items such as towels, ...

Plus, the full list of 19 fungal pathogens to watch - all of which could pose a "major" threat to human health A ONCE-RARE genital super-fungus that can only be killed off with a ‘toxic’ treatment is ...