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 ...

A treatment-resistant, highly contagious form of the skin infection tinea, better known as ringworm, has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Dermatophytosis, or tinea, is a fungal infection involving superficial portions of the skin, hair and nails. The infection is usually caused by one of three genera: Epidermophyton, Microsporum or ...

An estimated 72 million ambulatory visits for superficial cutaneous fungal infections (SCFIs) in the United States were recorded during 2005-2016, with an increasing trend over the years. Tinea ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A pair of women in New York City were identified as two of the first cases of a drug-resistant, highly-contagious skin infection in the United States. The Centers for Disease ...

Trichophyton indotineae, a highly contagious and drug-resistant fungus that can cause ringworm, has already been spreading widely in South Asia. Pictured here is a rash from a ring worm infection, ...

While Monsoon season brings relief from sultry days but it also brings new set of challenges for our skin. This humid period fosters the growth of microbes. During Monsoon, several microbes such as ...

A 27-year-old male presented with complaints of a rash on the abdomen and lower legs. He states the rash began 3 months ago on his right calf but it has been spreading ever since. He was treated with ...