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 ...

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 ...

Ringworm, despite its name, is not caused by a worm but by a fungus that can infect the skin, hair, and nails. What causes ringworm? [Medicircle] Ringworm, despite its name, is not caused by a worm ...

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 ...

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At the University of Pennsylvania three out of five students have ringworm. Half the adult population of the U. S., and practically everybody in the South, has suffered from the disease at some time ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Having a circular rash can spark fears that you’ve picked up ringworm. After all, the fungal infection is ...