NYC is home to the first known cases of antifungal-resistant ringworm in the US, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ringworm is a highly ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first known cases of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in the United States and urging providers to be on the lookout for such ...

Be aware "that TMVII can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals, buttocks, face, trunk, or extremities," Caplan's team said. (HealthDay News) — Doctors in New York City are ...

A New York man became the first to contract a new form of ringworm transmitted through sex and considered highly contagious. The fungus — ringworm, despite its name, is not actually a worm — was ...

A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report, published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU Langone ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed two cases of a highly contagious drug-resistant ringworm Thursday, the first ever reported cases of the infection in the U.S.—though officials ...

ATLANTA — A rare fungus recently caused the first-ever U.S. case of sexually transmitted ringworm. Reported in JAMA Dermatology last week, a new study helmed by doctors from NYU Langone Health ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways Over-the-counter antifungal creams are effective first-line ...

A 15-year-old, drug-resistant species of ringworm has made its way to the United States. According to a dermatologist in New York City, whose findings were shared Thursday by the Centers for Disease ...